The rock band's intimate show included speeches from actress and activist America Ferrera and Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors.
Few holidays elicit such a jarring mix of heartfelt and ham-fisted remembrances as Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an annual 24-hour period where leaders who have spent their lives fighting for social justice, along with those who stand against what Dr. King himself fought for, elicit similar praise for the late Civil Rights leader.
Granted, Chris Martin and company did little espousing on their part. Instead, they left that to a handful of on-the-ground activists who have direct knowledge of the issues at hand. Included on the evening’s opening lineup were up-and-coming rapper Bobby Gonz, actress and activist America Ferrera, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, and Compton MC Boogie, each of whom brought their own unique experience to the festivities.
Later, Cullors delved a bit further into Reform L.A.’s mission, along with America’s prison industrial complex, connecting it back to King’s legacy, as well as her own. “Today is one of my favorite holidays,” she said. “I grew up with this idea that MLK wasn’t a human being and was this big deity. But I would learn quickly that King was criminalized. That King went to jail 30 times for standing up for what he believed in.
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