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“I Have a Dream” for an End to Poverty: Martin Luther King’s March on Washington
Martin Luther King, Jr. led 250,000 people in the “March on Washington” in August 1963. On the national mall, Dr. King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. In it, he called for an end to inequality in American society, peaceful reconciliation among races and ethnic groups, and social and economic justice. King said: […W]e Read more…
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What We’re Reading: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1964 Nobel Lecture on Racial Injustice, Poverty, and War
On December 11, 1964, the day after he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave this lecture at the University of Oslo in Norway. In the lecture, he discussed what he said was “the most pressing problem facing mankind today,” which is a moral and spiritual poverty. As King put it: This problem of Read more…
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Top 3 Quotes About Love
Happy Valentine’s Day! Here at Opportunity, we know that romantic love is not the only form that we should be celebrating. There is also agape love–an unlimited loving kindness, charity, towards all people. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. put it, it’s “the love of God operating in the human heart.” In that spirit, we wish you love, Read more…
Tagged agape, charity, Children, Clients, Ending Poverty, Events, Faith in Action, Financial services, God, Holiday, love, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Microfinance, MLK, Opportunity International, OptINnow, OptINnow gift cards, Poverty, Technology, valentine's day
It’s a “Day On, Not a Day Off” for the MLK National Day of Service
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. What Are You Doing for Others from MLK Day on Vimeo Today, Martin Luther King Day, is not only a day to commemorate the teachings and ideals of Dr. King, but also to let the life and legacy Read more…
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The Loving Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today, our nation honors Martin Luther King, Jr. in an annual holiday dedicated to the life and legacy of a man who was a tireless advocate for inclusion, love and acceptance of all. The core value of Dr. King’s ideal, the “Beloved Community,” was agape love, which he described as “understanding, redeeming goodwill for all.” It is an Read more…
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