Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dear Friends,

Dr. King once said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” It’s a phrase we’ve heard so often it risks becoming wallpaper—something we notice but don’t really see. And yet, here we are, asking ourselves: What if it doesn’t bend on its own? What if the arc isn’t some grand inevitability but something fragile, breakable, contingent on whether we show up for it?

These aren’t abstract questions. They feel sharp-edged, personal, immediate. What do we do when the moral compass we’re supposed to rely on seems to be spinning out? When justice, instead of standing firm, is bent and twisted to fit someone’s agenda? These aren’t rhetorical questions. They’re the kind you sit with, late at night, staring at the ceiling.

Here’s what I’ve come to: we can’t wait for the universe to course-correct. There is no autopilot for democracy. No guarantee that the principles in a document drafted centuries ago will defend themselves. Justice, if it is to mean anything, needs hands and voices and people willing to claim it.

The arc of the moral universe doesn’t bend because of slogans or speeches. It bends because people, ordinary and flawed, decide it has to. It bends because we push.

We can’t wait for the universe to course-correct. Justice isn’t inevitable; it needs people willing to stand for it. What matters is that we don’t stop fighting for what is right.

God Bless You, MLK, and Our Country!