Martin Luther King III to Join NAN for 'Dream Busters' March on Washington

The following statement was issued by the National Action Network (NAN). 

In light of a need for racial healing across the country, the National Action Network (NAN), ministers, and civil rights leaders are not only disgusted by the lack of leadership in the current White House, but are also tired of the silence of others. That is why rabbis, imams, and ministers will join together – more than 1,000 faith leaders in total – in the nation’s capital on August 28 for the Ministers March for Justice.

In Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12, those filled with hate gathered around the statue of Robert E. Lee; and in late August faith leaders from across the country will unite under the statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Under the statue of America’s champion for civil rights, ministers will reaffirm their commitment to the social justice movement and hold both the Trump administration and Attorney General Jeff Sessions accountable in the wake of an increase in hate crimes, mass incarceration, and discrimination.

On August 28, faith leaders of all ages will unite to send a message that while white supremacists cling to a statue representing the racist past of America, we will unite under the statue representing our country’s inclusive future.

Participants will include: Reverend Al Sharpton, Founder and President, National Action Network, Martin Luther King III, eldest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Director of Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism; March Co-Chair, more than 1,000 clergy members from all denominations, ages, and backgrounds, and national dignitaries, including Valerie Jarrett, former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama. 

Source: Mercury