MLK Day
Channel: Center for Policing Equity (CPE)
Date: 15/01/2024

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a minister, father, husband, champion of justice, and a man of many principles. His political stances went far beyond his most noted concerns of segregation to include labor, poverty, war, global human rights, and even police brutality, having been quoted as saying, “We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality.”
Today and all days, we honor the legacy and living memory of Dr. King by protecting, empowering, and supporting vulnerable communities – particularly Black and Brown communities – through our work to redesign public safety systems. At #CPE we – spread across the racial, age, socio-economic, and gender spectrums – stand united behind the same principles for which Dr. King lived and ultimately died. Like Dr. King, we deeply believe that truth is a prerequisite for justice. We believe in data to back that truth. We unequivocally denounce the injustice and racism deeply embedded in our country’s systems. And we believe in and demand accountability.
In the words of Dr. King, “the time is always right to do right.” Let today be a reminder to honor him not only in words but in our actions and how we treat one another in our collective communities. #mlkday #mlkjr #mlk