Martin Luther King

At this time of year, this divisive year especially, we honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and his peaceful but insistent means of changing the world. He knew the power of words, and he used these words to create a better world for all of us.

This time last year in San Francisco around 1,500 people gathered for a "Poetic Conversation with Martin Luther King." It was a tribute in the spoken word with youth poets dancing and singing to celebrate his legacy and speak about the world they want to live in.

"Upon arrival at the theater, audience members received a blank card with a prompt: "What hurts you or your community more than fists?" that encouraged attendees to respond on Instagram with an image and the hashtag #MLKSpokes."

"In a day and age when kids aren’t necessarily getting hosed down or bitten by police dogs like in the Civil Rights Movement, there’s still daily struggles that a lot of our young people encounter that are violent, and that are invisible, and that are not necessarily discussed in the mainstream media, let alone actually visualized," [project director, Jose Vadi] said.

Let's continue the conversation. Let your words have power for goodness, respect and understanding!

Please check out the whole article using the link below:

http://mashable.com/2014/01/21/youth-speaks-mlk-jr/