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On King’s holiday, daughter calls for bold action over words

The Los Angeles Unified School District All District High School Honor Band Tuba section prepare to participate in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade, America's largest Martin Luther King Day celebration returned. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) The Los Angeles Unified School District All District High School Honor Band participate in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade, America's largest Martin Luther King Day celebration returned. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) The Los Angeles Unified School District All District High School Honor Band Tuba section join the parade route to participate in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade, America's largest Martin Luther King Day celebration returned. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) The Kim Eung Hwa Korean Dance Academy students put on protective rain coats prior to participating in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade, America's largest Martin Luther King Day celebration returned. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Church groups from Birmingham and Charleston participate in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade, America's largest Martin Luther King Day celebration returned. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Members of the Cathedral City High School Ballet Folklorico pose for a photo prior to joining in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade, America's largest Martin Luther King Day celebration returned. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Newly elected Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass waves as she rides along during the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade, America's largest Martin Luther King Day celebration returned. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Music students from the Kipp Scholar Academy prepare to participate in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade, America's largest Martin Luther King Day celebration, returned. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Music students from the Kipp Scholar Academy prepare to participate in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade, America's largest Martin Luther King Day celebration returned. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Students from Abilene Christian University and other community members lead the march honoring Martin Luther King Jr., over the bridge which bears the civil rights icon's name, in Abilene, Texas, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (Ronald W. Erdrich/The Abilene Reporter-News via AP) The tomb of Martin Luther King Jr. is pictured at Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, where hundreds of people gathered to commemorate the federal holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader. King was assassinated in 1968 and now is entombed alongside his wife, Coretta Scott King, on the campus that includes the old Ebenezer Baptist Church where he once preached, the church's new sanctuary and The King Center that seeks to carry on his work for nonviolent social action. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow) Union laborers, voting rights advocates and civil rights activists march down Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, between the old Ebenezer Baptist Church where Martin Luther King Jr. once preached and the church's new campus. They marched as part of the 38th federal holiday observance honoring the slain civil rights leader. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow) Civic groups, schools and dance troupes along with spectators on the parade route take part in the MLK Holiday Parade held in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. Peace groups and anti-violence activists were well represented at the event. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via AP) Joseph Patterson of Key Arts Production in Philadelphia, speaks during a multimedia event honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at a convocation ceremony at St. Francis University in Loretto, Pa., Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (John Rucosky/The Tribune-Democrat via AP) The 49 members of the Wilson Scholars Class of 2023 stand facing the audience wearing their medallions after the processional and medallion ceremony during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a keynote address by Douglas Emhoff, the second gentleman of the U.S., who is married to the first female vice president, as the organization honored 2023 Wilson Scholars, Philanthropic Mentors, and inducted Models of Excellence. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) Miami-Dade Public schools educator Ira Fluitt, center, embraces student Andre Jackson, right, after being recognized as one of the 49 Wilson Scholars for Class of 2023, during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a keynote address by Douglas Emhoff, the second gentleman of the U.S., who is married to the first female vice president, as the organization honored 2023 Wilson Scholars, Philanthropic Mentors, and inducted Models of Excellence. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) Toastmaster Gordon Eric Knowles, left, looks on as 5000 Role Models of Excellence Foundation 2023 honoree former Congressman Kendrick Meek, center, looks down at his Congressional Record while standing next to his wife Arshi Siddiqui Meek, second left, along with his family during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Seven Congressional Records were given during the event. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, founder of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project, gives her introduction during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff gives his remarks regarding the legacy of MLK and the importance of future role models in keeping the legacy alive during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) Thousands of walkers take part in a march honoring Martin Luther King Jr. in San Antonio, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Thousands of walkers take part in a march honoring Martin Luther King Jr. in San Antonio, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at the National Action Network's Martin Luther King, Jr., Day breakfast, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at the National Action Network's Martin Luther King, Jr., Day breakfast, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Washington. Martin Luther King III, the son of Martin Luther King Jr., left, and the Rev. Al Sharpton, right, look on. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) United States Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washington, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Martin Luther King III, center, the son of Martin Luther King Jr., accompanied by his wife Arndrea Waters King, both with the Drum Major Institute, speaks during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washington, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The Los Angeles Unified School District All District High School Honor Band Tuba section prepare to participate in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade, America's largest Martin Luther King Day celebration returned. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) The Los Angeles Unified School District All District High School Honor Band participate in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade, America's largest Martin Luther King Day celebration returned. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) The Los Angeles Unified School District All District High School Honor Band Tuba section join the parade route to participate in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade, America's largest Martin Luther King Day celebration returned. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) The Kim Eung Hwa Korean Dance Academy students put on protective rain coats prior to participating in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade, America's largest Martin Luther King Day celebration returned. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Church groups from Birmingham and Charleston participate in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade, America's largest Martin Luther King Day celebration returned. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Members of the Cathedral City High School Ballet Folklorico pose for a photo prior to joining in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade, America's largest Martin Luther King Day celebration returned. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Newly elected Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass waves as she rides along during the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade, America's largest Martin Luther King Day celebration returned. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Music students from the Kip Scholar Academy prepare to participate in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade, America's largest Martin Luther King Day celebration returned. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Music students from the Kip Scholar Academy prepare to participate in the Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade, America's largest Martin Luther King Day celebration returned. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) The 49 members of the Wilson Scholars Class of 2023 stand facing the audience wearing their medallions after the processional and medallion ceremony during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a keynote address by Douglas Emhoff, the second gentleman of the U.S., who is married to the first female vice president, as the organization honored 2023 Wilson Scholars, Philanthropic Mentors, and inducted Models of Excellence. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) Miami-Dade Public schools educator Ira Fluitt, center, embraces student Andre Jackson, right, after being recognized as one of the 49 Wilson Scholars for Class of 2023, during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a keynote address by Douglas Emhoff, the second gentleman of the U.S., who is married to the first female vice president, as the organization honored 2023 Wilson Scholars, Philanthropic Mentors, and inducted Models of Excellence. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, founder of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project, gives her introduction during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff gives his remarks regarding the legacy of MLK and the importance of future role models in keeping the legacy alive during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) The tomb of Martin Luther King Jr. is pictured at Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, where hundreds of people gathered to commemorate the federal holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader. King was assassinated in 1968 and now is entombed alongside his wife, Coretta Scott King, on the campus that includes the old Ebenezer Baptist Church where he once preached, the church's new sanctuary and The King Center that seeks to carry on his work for nonviolent social action. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow) Union laborers, voting rights advocates and civil rights activists march down Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, between the old Ebenezer Baptist Church where Martin Luther King Jr. once preached and the church's new campus. They marched as part of the 38th federal holiday observance honoring the slain civil rights leader. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow) Martin Luther King Jr.'s pulpit stands empty in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, as people file into the old Ebenezer Baptist Church on the federal holiday that commemorates the civil rights leader who was assassinated in 1968. The sanctuary, between downtown and the house where King was born and raised, now is part of a national park. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow) Thousands of walkers take part in a march honoring Martin Luther King Jr. in San Antonio, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Toastmaster Gordon Eric Knowles, left, looks on as 5000 Role Models of Excellence Foundation 2023 honoree former Congressman Kendrick Meek, center, looks down at his Congressional Record while standing next to his wife Arshi Siddiqui Meek, second left, along with his family during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Seven Congressional Records were given during the event. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) Martin Luther King III, center, the son of Martin Luther King Jr., accompanied by his wife Arndrea Waters King, both with the Drum Major Institute, speaks during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washington, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) United States Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washington, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at the National Action Network's Martin Luther King, Jr., Day breakfast, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) The 49 members of the Wilson Scholars Class of 2023 stand facing the audience wearing their medallions after the processional and medallion ceremony during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a keynote address by Douglas Emhoff, the second gentleman of the U.S., who is married to the first female vice president, as the organization honored 2023 Wilson Scholars, Philanthropic Mentors, and inducted Models of Excellence. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) Miami-Dade Public schools educator Ira Fluitt, center, embraces student Andre Jackson, right, after being recognized as one of the 49 Wilson Scholars for Class of 2023, during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a keynote address by Douglas Emhoff, the second gentleman of the U.S., who is married to the first female vice president, as the organization honored 2023 Wilson Scholars, Philanthropic Mentors, and inducted Models of Excellence. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, founder of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project, gives her introduction during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff gives his remarks regarding the legacy of MLK and the importance of future role models in keeping the legacy alive during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) The tomb of Martin Luther King Jr. is pictured at Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, where hundreds of people gathered to commemorate the federal holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader. King was assassinated in 1968 and now is entombed alongside his wife, Coretta Scott King, on the campus that includes the old Ebenezer Baptist Church where he once preached, the church's new sanctuary and The King Center that seeks to carry on his work for nonviolent social action. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow) Union laborers, voting rights advocates and civil rights activists march down Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, between the old Ebenezer Baptist Church where Martin Luther King Jr. once preached and the church's new campus. They marched as part of the 38th federal holiday observance honoring the slain civil rights leader. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow) Martin Luther King Jr.'s pulpit stands empty in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, as people file into the old Ebenezer Baptist Church on the federal holiday that commemorates the civil rights leader who was assassinated in 1968. The sanctuary, between downtown and the house where King was born and raised, now is part of a national park. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow) Thousands of walkers take part in a march honoring Martin Luther King Jr. in San Antonio, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Toastmaster Gordon Eric Knowles, left, looks on as 5000 Role Models of Excellence Foundation 2023 honoree former Congressman Kendrick Meek, center, looks down at his Congressional Record while standing next to his wife Arshi Siddiqui Meek, second left, along with his family during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Seven Congressional Records were given during the event. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) Martin Luther King III, center, the son of Martin Luther King Jr., accompanied by his wife Arndrea Waters King, both with the Drum Major Institute, speaks during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washington, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) United States Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washington, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at the National Action Network's Martin Luther King, Jr., Day breakfast, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) The 49 members of the Wilson Scholars Class of 2023 stand facing the audience wearing their medallions after the processional and medallion ceremony during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a keynote address by Douglas Emhoff, the second gentleman of the U.S., who is married to the first female vice president, as the organization honored 2023 Wilson Scholars, Philanthropic Mentors, and inducted Models of Excellence. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) Miami-Dade Public schools educator Ira Fluitt, center, embraces student Andre Jackson, right, after being recognized as one of the 49 Wilson Scholars for Class of 2023, during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a keynote address by Douglas Emhoff, the second gentleman of the U.S., who is married to the first female vice president, as the organization honored 2023 Wilson Scholars, Philanthropic Mentors, and inducted Models of Excellence. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, founder of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project, gives her introduction during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff gives his remarks regarding the legacy of MLK and the importance of future role models in keeping the legacy alive during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) The tomb of Martin Luther King Jr. is pictured at Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, where hundreds of people gathered to commemorate the federal holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader. King was assassinated in 1968 and now is entombed alongside his wife, Coretta Scott King, on the campus that includes the old Ebenezer Baptist Church where he once preached, the church's new sanctuary and The King Center that seeks to carry on his work for nonviolent social action. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow) Union laborers, voting rights advocates and civil rights activists march down Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, between the old Ebenezer Baptist Church where Martin Luther King Jr. once preached and the church's new campus. They marched as part of the 38th federal holiday observance honoring the slain civil rights leader. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow) Martin Luther King Jr.'s pulpit stands empty in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, as people file into the old Ebenezer Baptist Church on the federal holiday that commemorates the civil rights leader who was assassinated in 1968. The sanctuary, between downtown and the house where King was born and raised, now is part of a national park. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow) Thousands of walkers take part in a march honoring Martin Luther King Jr. in San Antonio, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Toastmaster Gordon Eric Knowles, left, looks on as 5000 Role Models of Excellence Foundation 2023 honoree former Congressman Kendrick Meek, center, looks down at his Congressional Record while standing next to his wife Arshi Siddiqui Meek, second left, along with his family during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Seven Congressional Records were given during the event. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) Martin Luther King III, center, the son of Martin Luther King Jr., accompanied by his wife Arndrea Waters King, both with the Drum Major Institute, speaks during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washington, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) United States Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washington, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at the National Action Network's Martin Luther King, Jr., Day breakfast, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Thousands of walkers take part in a march honoring Martin Luther King Jr. in San Antonio, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Toastmaster Gordon Eric Knowles, left, looks on as 5000 Role Models of Excellence Foundation 2023 honoree former Congressman Kendrick Meek, center, looks down at his Congressional Record while standing next to his wife Arshi Siddiqui Meek, second left, along with his family during the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Seven Congressional Records were given during the event. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) President Joe Biden speaks at the National Action Network's Martin Luther King, Jr., Day breakfast, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) President Joe Biden stands with Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., as he speaks at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, during a service honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) President Joe Biden, joined by Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., left, and the Rev. Chelsea D. Waite, right, speaks at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, during a service honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Audience members listen to actor and playwright Keith Hamilton Cobb Monday morning, Jan. 16, 2023, during his keynote speech at Peter J. Gomes Chapel on the campus of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, during one of several Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. events during the holiday weekend. Among the capacity crowd in attendance was Robin Hodgskin, center, a Bates alumnus and Arthur Bell, both of Yarmouth, who make it a tradition to come hear the keynote speaker every year during the MLK day events at the Lewiston college. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal via AP) Actor and playwright Keith Hamilton Cobb delivers the keynote speech Monday morning, Jan. 16, 2023, at Peter J. Gomes Chapel on the campus of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine during one of several Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. events during the holiday weekend. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal via AP) Actor and playwright Keith Hamilton Cobb delivers the keynote speech Monday morning, Jan. 16, 2023, at Peter J. Gomes Chapel on the campus of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, during one of several Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. events during the holiday weekend. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal via AP) A vehicle's lights streak up Pine Street, Friday night, Jan. 13, 2023 in Lewiston, Maine, in an 8 second exposure as the City Hall clock tower shines bright yellow in honor of Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. Day. According to mayor Carl Sheline, he was told that the color yellow was chosen because it was a happy and cheerful color. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal via AP) Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., a senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church, helps President Joe Biden with the microphone at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, during a service honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) President Joe Biden poses for photos after speaking at the National Action Network's Martin Luther King, Jr., Day breakfast, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) President Joe Biden speaks at the National Action Network's Martin Luther King, Jr., Day breakfast, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) President Joe Biden speaks at the National Action Network's Martin Luther King, Jr., Day breakfast, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) With the Washington Monument in the background, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is seen on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washington, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) A large group gathers to watch a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washington, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
On King’s holiday, daughter calls for bold action over words