Campus Voices – What is the significance of Martin Luther King with the recent tensions in New York City and Ferguson, Missouri?

15JAN-nessaurban Nessa Urban
“He was fighting for black rights and it’s still kind of scary to know that there’s still a lot of prejudice and racism going on. So people are kind of like: I thought we were over this, I thought we were equal. But obviously not.”
15JAN-taramartinlopez Tara Martin Lopez
“There are still key inequities that Martin Luther King Jr. was trying to address and there still continues to be stumbling blocks. There are still key issues and his ideas are still relevant today.”
15JAN-tzavierzarit Zavier Zarit
“I guess it shows that we haven’t really learned much from the original movement, and things still need to change.”
15JAN-jacoblewis Jacob Lewis
“I think it’s just kind of interesting how we’re going through another cycle of segregation. We’re kind of backtracking, it feels like, and it’s just coming to light because of these situations. Now we can take the time and look back at what he said then and implement it now.”