How to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day from home
The third Monday in January has returned to remind us of the legacy of one of our nation's greatest civil rights leaders at a time when we need it most.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federally recognized day of service, traditionally observed with nationwide service projects and volunteer opportunities. As AmeriCorps, the organization that oversees the national day of service, says, it's "a day on, not a day off."
But this year is different. Not only is the country dealing with an ongoing health crisis keeping the majority of Americans at home, but we also enter the new year on the heels of an intense cry for racial justice and healing seen in last summer's movement for Black lives. You might not be able to get out to attend a service project this year, but you can still find ways to honor the work of activists present and past. Read more...
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