Nas, Snoop Dogg, Big Boi, Pharrell, and More Honor Martin Luther King Jr.

A reminder that Dr. King believed in both guaranteed employment & universal basic income (via @tommie_shelby’s essay “Prisons of the Forgotten) pic.twitter.com/8D5cWiY5om

— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) April 4, 2018

King realized in his battle for social equality that financial inequalities were the root of the issue. For example, conservative new sites enjoy displaying the fact that African Americans are a small part of the population (about 13 percent), but contribute to the most crime. When looking at the issue from a world view though, no matter the country you examine, the communities with the worst poverty have the highest crime rates. Dr. King realized that the conditions of poor communities led to higher crime rates and in turn, a cycle of destruction. He strongly believed that by elevating the poor financially, several components of racism would become ineffective.

Dr. King’s battle for social justice, financial freedom, and civil rights made him one of the most important men in American history. Celebrities all over the nation took to social media to praise Dr. King on his revered holiday. From Pharrell to Big Boi, check out the artists that honored MLK on his day.

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— Big Boi (@BigBoi) January 21, 2019

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
— Martin Luther King Jr.

Honoring the doctor today #MLKDay

— Pharrell Williams (@Pharrell) January 21, 2019

 

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“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’”-Dr. King ✊? When you believe in something and believe in your community, no one can stop you from creating change. This is what it takes @mckinleynelson_ #untilweallwin #BHM

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I still have a Dream?? Blessings to the King on this Day ????? #martinlutherking ??????????

A post shared by therealswizzz (@therealswizzz) on Jan 21, 2019 at 8:39am PST

KEEP CHASING YOUR DREAMS, MLK PAVED THE WAY”

If you can’t fly then run. If you can’t run then walk. If you can’t walk then crawl. But by all means necessary no matter how old or young you are keep moving and keep chasing your dreams.#MLK #Dreams #mlkday pic.twitter.com/ITggNveiK6

— MASTER P (@MasterPMiller) January 21, 2019

 

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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” Dr. King. pic.twitter.com/ugUzZErosq

— COMMON (@common) January 20, 2019

If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do
you have to keep moving forward.
*Honoring Martin Luther King on this day

— Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 21, 2019

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