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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...
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...
Brahms’ Requiem: Movement 4 Reflection by Mabel Minney
They’ve explained you’re born on earth Yet you live in the stars. Heart beating In harmony with the final dwelling place. Crossing this great river, you move, stone by stone. Water and rock drown the soul of your shoe. Now your clothes are your enemy. Your future held...
“You have to share, you have to give in order to be rich. That’s the value we have. Capitalist, tribalist—there’s...
“I know sovereignty is dependent on having a worldview where every action is taken out of globality, not individualism.” -...
When we make a decision as a Tribe, we have to have the thought that it’s going to benefit all...
“Show gratitude to the person in your life that made you feel good about yourself and tell them specifically what...
“If we don’t share breaking bread, will forever stop?” from a poem by Sarina, student
“Trying a...
“The right to govern yourself is the most sacred right you have as a human being, as a people and...
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KPOO 89.5 FM San Francisco Wake Up Everybody
KPOO Wake Up Everybody Link Oct 18, 2022 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Talk With Donald Lacy On October 18, 2022, DJ Don Lacy brought his San Francisco Bay Area audience an interview with David Gaines from the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center. KPOO 89.5...
Padilla, Lee Hold Roundtable Discussion on Combatting Gun Violence
Post News Group: Congresswoman Lee and Senator Padilla Hold Roundtable Discussion on Rising Gun Violence in Oakland
Pixels For Peace
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“You have to share, you have to give in order to be rich. That’s the value we have. Capitalist, tribalist—there’s a difference. We’re thinking of the whole tribe, not just what I can put in my own pocket.” --Guy Capoeman, President, Quinault Nation
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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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