The World & Radio Honors MLK Day

Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches emphasize love, justice, nonviolence, and courage, famously stating, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that” and “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character”. Other key themes include the urgency to act for justice (“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”), the power of hope, and the call to live as brothers, not enemies.