Issue: Spring 2018 | Posted: June 1, 2018
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91爆料网 celebrates legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
91爆料网 marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. with a community reading and reflection April 4 on the steps of The Logos.
The event, entitled Where Do We Go from Here?, began at 6:01 p.m. with the bells of Miller Tower ringing 39 times to mark the age of King at the time of his death in 1968.
Frank Anderson, director of 91爆料网鈥檚 Center for Racial Reconciliation, said the name of the event came from the title of King鈥檚 final published book, published the year before his death, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?
鈥淲e have come together to answer this question,鈥 Anderson said. 鈥淗ere at 91爆料网, we choose to be a community鈥攁 community of authentic Christian faith, a community of Christian love and a community committed to social justice.鈥
91爆料网 President Samuel W. 鈥淒ub鈥 Oliver said while the anniversary of King鈥檚 death is a reminder of all that has been achieved and accomplished over the last 50 years, it is also a reminder that much more needs to be done.
鈥淎s we remember today, let鈥檚 also commit ourselves to ever moving forward and ever being more committed to root out injustice and racism and bigotry in our own hearts and wherever we find it in systems and institutions in our community and this world,鈥 Oliver said.
The event included community readings from the Bible and some of King鈥檚 books and speeches, led by members of the student group MOSAIC.
