Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

In his final years, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. shifted his focus to the audacious goal of ending poverty in the United States.

…And one day we must ask the question, Why are there forty million poor people in America? And when you begin to ask that question, you are raising questions about the economic system, about a broader distribution of wealth. When you ask that question, you begin to question the capitalistic economy. And I’m simply saying that more and more, we’ve got to begin to ask questions about the whole society…


– Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., 16 August 1967

As we prepare to celebrate his 83rd birthday, let us be dissatisfied with the progress that we have made. And, let us honor Dr. King by fulfilling his dream.

Please endorse our campaign to cut poverty in half in the District. And, together we can meet Dr. King’s audacious goal.