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Well, I did it. Made it to *40* during a pandemic. Sadly, because of said pandemic and because of a senseless travel ban, my fiancĂ© hasnât been able to move to the US yet, so I am âcelebratingâ alone. A strange time to reach a new statistical milestone...
Anyway, my birthday usually falls on #MLKDay 
, so read these great threads about him, and his work, so often misquoted and mischaracterized: https://twitter.com/jeannetheoharis/status/1350783434164232192
, so read these great threads about him, and his work, so often misquoted and mischaracterized: https://twitter.com/jeannetheoharis/status/1350783434164232192
This is an important one, whether or not you agree with it - #MLK âs speeches and writings are copyrighted, and property of the King family. https://twitter.com/martarusek/status/1351043583781072896
âs speeches and writings are copyrighted, and property of the King family. https://twitter.com/martarusek/status/1351043583781072896
And this from Cornel West sums up the state of affairs, from 2018, but more relevant today than before, somehow: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/04/martin-luther-king-cornel-west-legacy As a child of radicals, of nonviolent but not passive activists: donât whitewash or Disneyify the history here.
