"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The dangerous road before Martin Luther King" by James Baldwin
"Which Martin Luther King Are We Celebrating Today?" by Jason Sokol
"A Time To Break Silence" by Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Reading MLK in New Zealand" by Nicholas Yan
Photo via the AP
Cheers were lead for Black Lives Matter, and others chimed in that trans lives matter, Latinx lives matter, and queer lives matter. Many voiced their support for Standing Rock, immigrants, and refugees. Women's rights were a major consideration, with cries of "Pussy grabs back!" and "My body, my choice." At 9:23 PM, a crowd began yelling "Tiny Hands!" It was nice to have a laugh.
Shortly before 10 PM, a giant projection appeared on a wall next to the Peninsula Hotel. A graphic reading "NYC AGAINST TRUMP" showed up first, followed by "GRIEVE," "ORGANIZE," "RESIST," and the crowd eagerly chanted along. "Stand with Standing Rock," showed up soon after, followed by one of Dr. Martin Luther King's most famous quotes: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
Text by Jocelyn Silver
Photos by James Brodribb (@jamesbrodribb)
In October, New York Magazine outlined the sticker's universal appeal. As Cari Romm wrote, "They’re part boast, part public-shaming tool, a way of aligning yourself with those who did their part and identifying those who didn’t." It's genius. So we walked over to Chinatown's P.S. 2 to photograph our neighbors, proudly displaying their just rewards.
Photos by Rasmus Luckmann
