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In a country where divisions have been exacerbated by a pandemic, Williamsport Mayor Derek Slaughter recently shared that he feels that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of unity “resonates now as much as ever.”
“I’m still reminded of his quote that ‘the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice, ” Slaughter said. “None of us is bigger than all of us.”
“Another key component of Dr. King’s message was love and the “Beloved Community” and service to others. I think that’s what we have to realize,” he continued. “One of the key ways that we can affect positive change is just to care about your neighbor, care about your community. Go out and serve. Do something. We all have that power to step out into our community and serve in whatever capacity that might be.”