we are saluting this year. it is important on king day that we do things in the spirit of dr. king. dr. king as a federal holiday was a result in and of itself of struggle. so we do not take it as a day off. we take it as a day on. to do something in the spirit of human rights and civil rights that dr. king stood for. the national action network started 28 years ago on those principles, and we have been blessed to partner with martin luther king iii who thought to spend this federal holiday every year with us at the breakfast. he had brought his mother to our convention many years. so we are, in our d.n.a., king-like. and no year is more important than this year. because we are meeting on a morning of king holiday where the nation has been more polarized and divided than we ve seen in recent history. the rise of anti-semitic attacks, the rise of hate crimes, the right of rhetoric that has been polarizing. people that are gathering in virginia today, extremists threatening to
the national action network hosted a breakfast. good morning. as we gather today, first let me thank all of our honorees that we are saluting this year. it is important on king day that we do things in the spirit of dr. king. as we gather today, first let me thank all of our honorees that we are saluting this year. it is important on king day that we do things in the spirit of dr. king. dr. king as a federal holiday was a result in and of itself of struggle. so we do not take it as a day off. we take it as a day on. who thought to spend this federal holiday every year with us at the breakfast. he had brought his mother to our convention many years. so we are, in our d.n.a., king-like. and no year is more important than this year. because we are meeting on a morning of king holiday where the nation has been more polarized and divided than we ve seen in recent history. the rise of anti-semitic attacks, the rise of hate crimes, the right of rhetoric that has been polarizing. p