RACISM + POLITICS

Why We're Sick and Tired of People Misusing King's Words

If you don't support civil rights, it's time to keep Martin Luther King Jr.’s name out of your mouth

Allison Wiltz
Published in
5 min readJan 12, 2022

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Birmingham police take Martin Luther King Jr., Rev Ralph Abernathy in for questioning (1962) | via Smithsonian

Ever since the federal government declared January 17th a national holiday to honor Martin Luther King Jr., many White people have misquoted his…

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Allison Wiltz
Momentum

Black womanist Scholar bylines @ Momentum, Oprah Daily, ZORA, GEN, EIC of Cultured #WEOC Founder allisonthedailywriter.com https://ko-fi.com/allyfromnola