Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Celebration:

“Now is the time” to Redeem His Dream

“Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a man of peace, justice, and most of all a man of God,” said Dr. Alveda King, who will be sharing details about her uncle at an upcoming event in Washington D.C. “Were Uncle Martin alive today, he would be working to secure peace and justice for those in the womb and healing for a nation that is still pained by over 50 million missing lives.”

While Dr. King is remembered with the unveiling of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington D.C. this week, Heartbeat International would like to honor the many Black leaders who stand up for the right to life that Dr. King spoke of in his “I Have a Dream” speech.

(Pictured: Mrs. Naomi King, Dr. Peggy Hartshorn, Dr. Alveda King)

On August 28, 1963 Dr. King declared: “When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

Heartbeat International Board members Dr. Alveda King, and Pastor Derek McCoy join several other co-chairs in hosting “Redeem the Dream,” a candid discussion in context of MLK’s “Dream” speech to discuss the injustice of abortion in the Black community.

“Since 1973 (year abortion was legalized in the U.S.) more African American babies have been killed by abortion than the total number of African American deaths from all other causes combined,” according to Protecting Black Life, one of the groups along with Heartbeat International to sponsor the “Redeem the Dream” event this week.

As the nation celebrates Dr. King’s legacy, we want to remind America that Heartbeat’s pregnancy help centers, maternity homes, and adoption agencies participate in Dr. King’s mission by providing one-on-one support so no woman ever feels so alone, coerced or hopeless that she ends the life of one of God’s children through abortion.