Honoring Martin Luther King Day 2025

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”
-Martin Luther King Jr., Strength to Love, 1963

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an annual National Day of Service and a reminder of the ongoing fight for racial equity and justice in the U.S. The spirit of Dr. King’s passion, power, and persistence is evermore inspirational with each passing year. We’d like to welcome our wegg® community to begin 2025 by engaging in and supporting community efforts that honor key principles of his legacy- such as hope, freedom, and solidarity with others. Civil rights are human rights and Dr. King’s dream is the ultimate manifestation of the American dream.

A curation of informational resources, celebrations, and insightful measures for this day of remembrance follows.

• “The 15 Year Battle for Martin Luther King Jr. Day”
• “Here Are 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events You Can Check Out In Chicago”
• “The legacy of Martin Luther King in Chicago: ‘to fight on, against all odds'”
• “Why We Celebrate MLK Day”
• “Books for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day”
• “10 facts about Martin Luther King”

Here’s to a world of peace, enfranchisement, and progress for all.