“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” is one of my favorite MLK quotes.

While scanning my news feeds, I was reminded by the Huffington Post that today marks 49 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

Dr. Kings words still ring true today! Take a moment and check out the lessons from MLK all Americans should seek to uphold that Rev. Bernice King recently shared.