How to serve on MLK Day while isolating at home

Photo: Martin Luther King Jr., undated photo from the 1960s – Getty Images. Article by Ashley Vaughan, CNN – January 16, 2021.

(CNN) – Caught between colliding pressures of a pandemic, political unrest and outcries for social justice, this Martin Luther King Day of Service is unlike any other. But despite the limitations of the season, this federal holiday doesn’t have to be any less impactful. Now more than ever, MLK Day of Service is enabling everyday people to roll up their sleeves and help their communities — even while stuck at home. Here’s how: […]

Martin Luther King Jr.’s emphasis on nonviolence and service to his “beloved community” garnered the civil rights leader worldwide recognition. In 1964, at 35 years old, King became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

To learn more about the life of Dr. King and how to honor his legacy, The King Center is hosting its online Beloved Community Commemorative Service to honor the late global civil rights icon. The event will stream virtually on the organization’s webpage and Facebook account at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time [January 18, 2021]. The service will feature a keynote address from Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter’s House Church in Texas.

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