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Dr. Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech has become the banner for the Civil Rights Movement, but on February 4, 1968, just two months before his assassination, Dr. King delivered what has long been considered one of his most important, but lesser-known sermons of his legacy - “The Drum Major Instinct.”
Within his 40-minute sermon, Dr. King argues that human aspiration is the root of many of the world’s problems; “a desire to be out front, a desire to lead the parade, a desire to be first” and the need “to be important, to surpass others, to achieve distinction.” In sermonic fashion, Dr. King suggests an alternative conception of civic virtue where success is focused on measuring inclusivity, commitment to principle and servant leadership.
“The Drum Major Instinct” sermon was delivered at a time when Dr. King was beginning to shift his attention to deeper issues behind the racial disparity related to inequality and poverty and when he was organizing a second march on Washington D.C. as part of the Poor People’s Campaign. Towards the end of the sermon, as if he foretells his untimely death, Dr. King spends time talking about how he hoped to be remembered; not for his awards and achievements, but for his service to others.
Sources: Legacy.com; The King Center.org; Rhetorical Analysis of “The Drum Major Instinct”: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Leadership—Matthew Morris
Affordable Housing Focus Group Participants Needed
The Washington State Department of Commerce is currently seeking volunteers to participate in one of a series of focus groups to help inform its work to implement House Bill (HB) 1220. This bill calls for counties and cities in Washington to “Plan for and accommodate housing affordable to all economic segments of the population.” If interested, please share or consider volunteering
The facilitated focus groups will each include stakeholders from a single region of Washington State and asked for input about the best approaches for projecting future needs for housing by income level, as well as housing to address the needs of populations experiencing homelessness or housing instability, including emergency housing, emergency shelters, and permanent supportive housing.
Each focus group will last approximately 90 minutes and be held via Zoom. Please register or share this link as soon as possible.
 Back by public demand! Operation Hope
Presented by Purpose Driven Girl & WBBA and Tabor100
Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022, 11 AM - 3:30 PM
Where: 7100 Fort Dent Way Ste. 100, Tukwila, WA 98188
Participants will enjoy refreshments, water, coloring books, crayons, special snacks (donated from a partner at Saks Fifth Avenue) and a raffle for ten $100 visa gift cards, (over age 18). You do not have to be present to win!
Point of Contact: Paula Sardinas, paulasardinas@purposedrivengirl.org,
+1 (206) 823-9344
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