Honoring a Legacy of Nonviolence

This year would have been Martin Luther King’s 95th birthday. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change is commemorating the occasion by ensuring his legacy promotes positive social impact.

This year’s theme is “Shifting the Cultural Climate through the Study and Practice of Kingian Nonviolence.” The King Center’s website says King demonstrated that nonviolence is “the sustainable solution to injustice and violence in our world … where injustice ceases, and love prevails.”

Civil Rights Hero: An eternal flame burns at the gravesite of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King at the King Center in Atlanta, photo King Center.

Also this month, The King Center is bestowing its Beloved Community Awards which recognize “national and international individuals and organizations that exemplify excellence in leadership and pursue social justice and who are helping the create Beloved Community as envisioned by King.”

Among this year’s winners are civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, immigrant rights advocate Sara Mora, innovator and author Gitanjali Rao and philanthropist Deloris Jordan.