A Young Kid’s Journey to Social Justice: The Impact of the 1963 March on Washington I never knew as a young kid that the 1963 March on Washington with Martin Luther King Jr. would set me on course for my life’s mission and work. Although I was too young to understand the politics and historical and systemic racism, I understood…
People talk about the end of segregation in passing as though it was a minor blip in US history. Politicians continually co-opt the name and work of Martin Luther King, and refer to one paragraph of his most famous speech where he said ” I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where…
I Was There – March on Washington 1963 My First Diversity Step This week is the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. I’m so glad that I was there and part of history. That’s where my diversity journey really began. I wish I could say that it was because I saw Martin Luther King, and…
Martin Luther King’s birthday is important to our work in diversity and inclusion today. It’s important because of who Martin Luther King was, the work he did for civil rights, the impact his work had, and the legacy he left. He and the thousands of other people that marched with him believed that all people should have the opportunity to…
In January, we celebrated the birthday of Martin Luther King- who was one of the leading inclusionists in US history. I got to witness inclusionist history in 1963 when I attended the March on Washington with 250,000 other people, and this week I was honored to be a featured guest on two radio shows to share my experience. I was…
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