“It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. said these words while delivering his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Today, exactly 57 years later, tens of thousands of Americans once again are convening and marching in Washington for the Commitment March: Get Your Knee off Our Necks.
The march will be led by families that intimately know the pain of racist violence, including the families of Trayvon Martin, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and Jacob Blake.
Speeches begin at 11AM.
Learn more and tune into the livestream here.
Tonight: The Black National Convention
The March is a preview for the 2020 Black National Convention, which begins tonight at 7PM EST.
Inspired by the 1972 Black National Convention in Gary, Indiana, tonight’s convention is a multi-hour broadcast about which you can learn more and livestream here.
The broadcast will feature conversations, performances and other programming aimed at mobilizing Black communities.
Please stay up to date on the Movement for Black Lives on Instagram, twitter, and Facebook.
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