Today marks one of the nation’s most solemn milestones, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In present day 2023, it’s important to acknowledge that the future Dr. King referenced in one of his most famous speeches – a “promised land” he could see from “the mountaintop” – was hoped to be well-established by now. A world defined by human rights for all people, regardless of the color of their skin. While today is about appreciating the civil rights advances made in Dr. King’s time and in the decades since, it’s also about taking an honest look at where we as a society have fallen short. Civil rights for many Americans have improved since Dr. King spoke so eloquently of his dream, but his hope that people “not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character” remains elusive for far too many. Sometimes, to appreciate the present-day advances and challenges of civil rights in America, one has to delve back into the past. Our Martin Luther King Jr. Day speaker, Simeon B