Jamida Orange

59 years ago today…#IHaveADream The end is often the only part played. But here, my father focuses on economic justice, racial justice, and the need for creative, nonviolent strategy in addressing both. He shares the dream. Not a “colorblind” society. A just society. #MLK

Shining a light on someone else doesn’t diminish mine. Take time here to encourage people and lift them up.

Now this.

Please don’t use my father to suggest or assert that respectability cures racism. The white supremacy affirming racist discriminates against Black bodies whether the bodies are in sharp suits or in sagging pants. Lastly...my father was assassinated while dressed “respectably.”

We can’t forget #Flint. fb.me/1DTORdPgm

We don’t have to diminish others to distinguish ourselves. Our gifts make room for us, without us shoving others out.

Happy birthday, Daddy. #MLK

I’m grateful for the ways we step up to serve others on #MLKDay. Let’s continue. Let’s also do work & have conversations that reflect my father’s main thing: eradicating the Triple Evils of racism (privilege + power), poverty (materialism) & war (militarism). #MLK #MLK50Forward

The Revolution is real. It requires more than keyboard courage. We’re going to have to engage in face-to-face conversations, study and understand systems, work smart, and work with folks we don’t agree with on every issue to create a more just, humane, peaceful world. #LiveUp

April 4th will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of my father, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1 of the ways @TheKingCenter will commemorate is with a ‘March For Humanity,’ April 9, #Atlanta. We can turn the tide & build the Beloved Community. Let’s... #MLK #MLK50Forward