“Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 18, 1959 On January 20, a longstanding federal holiday, we honor the towering life [...]

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“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Strength to Love, 1963. This year will mark the 40th anniversary of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday being signed into federal law. As we celebrate [...]

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most urgent question is: what are you doing for others?” Beginning next week, the University of Washington community will join together in action to celebrate not just Dr. King’s legacy, commitment to justice, and vision of equality, but also the generations of activists who’ve fought for and [...]

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Each year, the University of Washington celebrates Martin Luther King Day of Service, but in 2016, we decided one day just was not enough. With the combined efforts of the Carlson Leadership and Public Service Center, the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center, and the Center for Communication, Equity, and Difference, this year’s series of [...]

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This week, volunteers throughout America will donate their day off to honor the public service legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Today, on what would’ve been his 86th birthday, The Whole U takes a look at King’s legacy as it pertains to race relations. While spearheading a movement for equality in the 1960s, many people called the now-celebrated civil [...]

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