A Celebration Fit for a King

On January 15, Martin Luther King Jr.’s relatives and the city of Atlanta celebrated what would have been Dr. King’s 95th Birthday. Thousands gathered to celebrate a ‘day on, not a day off’ in observance of this year’s theme: "It Starts with Me: Shifting the Cultural Climate through Study and Practice of Kingian Nonviolence."

We owe so much to Dr. King’s unrelenting sense of social responsibility and his drive to end racial inequality. In many ways, his work helped inspire what we do at Emmaus House and continues to guide our operations today.

There is still an incredible amount of work to be done when it comes to dismantling systemic racism and lifting up marginalized communities, but we are immensely grateful for the foundation Dr. King’s life and legacy have provided.