Mentors In Motion

Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by choosing what he called us to choose: love, service, and a shared responsibility for one another. These 5 quotes are as relevant today as they were when Dr. King spoke and we must change for the world to change

1. “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’”
— “I Have a Dream” speech, March on Washington, August 28, 1963

2. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
— “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” 1963

3. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
— Strength to Love, 1963

4. “The time is always right to do what is right.”
— Speech at Oberlin College, 1964

5. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
— Speech at Riverside Church, New York City, 1967

At Mentors in Motion, we believe love looks like action:
- Showing up for our young scholars
- Being on the front line helping aid and develop our community
- Providing quality mentoring for those we encounter
- Creating safe spaces where scholars can learn, grow, and lead with confidence in their gifts and abilities

That’s why our mission is rooted in building a stronger community one scholar, one family, one act of service at a time.

Our new website is live today: mimstl.org
Visit, share, and join us because the future we want requires all of us.

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3) Comment “SERVE” and we’ll reply with ways to get involved this week

Let’s choose love and build the community Dr. King believed we could.