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Staff, Student and
Guest Articles
Pixels For Peace
Creating Community
Move as fast as you can but as slow as you need to
By Jennifer (MLK Freedom Center Student) “Move as fast as you can but as slow as you need to.” Change does not happen overnight it takes disciplined and dedicated individuals for change to occur. Being a lifelong learner means recognizing that being of service to the...
Selma Sun: Middle school student to deliver presentation on
Bernard LaFayette at Selma University
Brahms’ Requiem: Movement 1 Reflection by Alphia Sherif
The night moonlight died Mountains trembled their cedar trees bowed the little stems that cascaded like stars between rivers Now to gather the tree trunks boulders, burdens the fog Legend are the fish all dead together in a cauldron of death Stiff smiles push tears...
Brahms’ Requiem: Movement 2 Reflection by Fynn Manohchompoo
Seven ways we become what we carry. Seven ways of looking out. Around the table, at grandmother’s house, Grandfather laughs away his mother’s words. One by one we weave Our tapestry of life and death. Mother singing lullabies: “In a world filled with love,” “God is...
Brahms’ Requiem: Movement 3 Reflection by Branton Waitiki
There is a boundary I do not cross. It moves depending on the mood of others. Mom has nightmares of a family broken by anger Babies without moms. A husband calling from another home. My father came to America To own land. From our first days here He brought...
To build community, we need to take the time to know our neighbors.
We are grateful to...
We appreciate Reporter Srishti Prabha's interpretation of Ashia Bennett's response to Marge Piercy's poem, "If They Come In The Night,"...
Freedom Center student Jayda Gray spoke with Alison B from KDRT 95.7FM Meraki Radio this week about how youth can...
Excited to honor our 2022 #AD18 Youth Leadership Award recipient - Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center!
Whenever we travel—for short or long distances—we make sure we keep focused on our study and work by holding classes...
Staff, Student and
Guest Articles
Move as fast as you can but as slow as you need to
By Jennifer (MLK Freedom Center Student) “Move as fast as you can but as slow as you need to.” Change does not happen overnight it takes disciplined and dedicated individuals for change to occur. Being a lifelong learner means recognizing that being of service to the...
MLK Freedom Center delegation in Sacramento to advocate for civic engagement
KTVU2: Hundreds in Silicon Valley advocate for public education
Pixels For Peace
Creating Community
To build community, we need to take the time to know our neighbors.
We are grateful to Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards for spending time with our students and their families.
Mayor Woodards stressed the importance of knowing how local...
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From a Kitchen in the World House
View our interactive cookbook From a Kitchen in the World House.
MLK Freedom Center students produced From a Kitchen in the World House cultural recipe exchange book entirely during COVID. The book project was organized by 30 students, representing 23 languages and 19 countries. They exchanged a cultural recipe from a grandparent or parent with another MLKFC student of a different race or nationality, cooked their partner’s recipe in their home, and served it to their family. They reflected on their experience in the writings enclosed. From a Kitchen highlights Dr. King’s World House concept that through science and technology our world has been brought together into a worldwide neighborhood; Dr. King calls us to turn this worldwide neighborhood into a brotherhood and sisterhood. Students share From a Kitchen in regular book readings and public events. From a Kitchen in a World House is available for purchase for $20. Please contact us to arrange a book reading or to purchase a book.
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