{"187501":{"#nid":"187501","#data":{"type":"news","title":"King Calls for Embracing MLK\u2019s Ideals through Service","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u201cBe ashamed to die until you\u2019ve done a little something to make a world in which we all must live a little better than it was when you arrived.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;That was the challenge Martin Luther King III put before a diverse audience of Georgia Tech and Atlanta community members as he wrapped up his keynote address delivered yesterday at the Student Center Ballroom. King was borrowing from the concept once articulated by educator Horace Mann \u2013 a concept \u201cI will remember throughout my days.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Speaking as part of Tech\u2019s extensive annual program to honor the life of his father, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., King discounted the notion that Mann\u2019s admonition of being ashamed to die until winning a victory for humanity was \u201cgrandiose.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Asserting that, while some may win victories that yield city-, state-, nation- and even worldwide impact, it\u2019s important to consider that there are other victories to be won \u2013 in our schools, neighborhoods, and places of worship, for instance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReferring to the several obstacles of his father\u2019s time \u2013 and victories won because of\u0026nbsp; his father\u2019s extraordinary resolve, King said paying tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. isn\u2019t about idolizing him; rather, it\u2019s about embracing his ideals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u201cMy father truly believed in service,\u201d King said. \u201cBut we live in a nation where we tend to forget about the concept of service. My hope is that service is extended beyond this holiday.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Noting that America is known as a nation where \u201cwe roll up our sleeves and help\u201d when people are in need, King said that help should not be forthcoming only in times of crisis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u201cIf millions of us were engaged in service once a month, we\u2019d begin to see our society transform and exceed even our greatest expectations.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27364","created_gmt":"2013-01-28 16:26:03","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:33","author":"Najah Hofman","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-01-28T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-01-28T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"176461":{"id":"176461","type":"image","title":"2013 MLK Celebration","body":null,"created":"1449179022","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:43:42","changed":"1475894819","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:59","alt":"2013 MLK Celebration","file":{"fid":"195876","name":"mlkpostcard.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mlkpostcard_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mlkpostcard_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":176727,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/mlkpostcard_0.jpg?itok=x35BMSqj"}}},"media_ids":["176461"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.diversity.gatech.edu\/MLK-celebration","title":"Georgia Tech Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration"}],"groups":[{"id":"1313","name":"Institute Diversity"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENajah Hofman\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMarketing \u0026amp; Event\u0026nbsp;Coordinator II\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhone:\u003C\/strong\u003E 404.894.3070\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFax:\u003C\/strong\u003E 404.385.6940\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEmail:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:najah.hofman@vpid.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enajah.hofman@vpid.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["najah.hofman@vpid.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}