Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach.
The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.
"The race isn’t given to the swift, neither to the strong, but to he who endures to the end.” Ecclesiastes 9:11
There are architects of America. And then there are the pillars. The kind you don’t just remember, you lean on.
The Reverend Jesse Jackson was not simply a participant in history. He was infrastructure. A living, breathing bridge between protest and policy. Between the pulpit and the presidency. Between what was promised and what was possible.
He was the son of Greenville, South Carolina who heard the spirit of Yes, We Can before it was spoken.
His 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns were not symbolic runs. It dared America to see itself differently. To count us fully. To hear us clearly.
He did not ask politely for inclusion. He demanded access. Ownership. Dignity. Not just for himself, but for those who marched until their feet blistered. For our parents who organized when it was unpopular. For the generations who now shape a future that once felt unreachable.
Today, we don’t just remember him.
We stand on what he strengthened.
We build higher because he built first.
May the Angels hear the chants of Hope being kept alive as the clouds welcome you to your rightful place.
Job well done. Ascend.
Today, on what would have been Trayvon Martin’s 31st birthday, our museum shines light on his life and legacy. His mother Sybrina Fulton remembers him as an adventurous kid who loved planes and aspired towards a career in aviation.
This #MLKDay, remember my father by:
Amplifying and advocating for the end of state-sanctioned and facilitated violence against Black and Brown immigrants and against people, period.
Speaking up for people who are suffering genocide in Sudan. Palestine, Congo, and other nations.
Calling and writing your Congresspersons in support of democracy as opposed to dictatorship.
Supporting policies to eradicate poverty (higher minimum wage, affordable housing, etc)
Learning the truth about and challenging anti-Black racism, which is still prevalent in healthcare, media, lending practices, the criminal “justice” system, etc.
#MLK #MartinLutherKingJr #MLKDay2026