Taking Action in the Face of Change and Uncertainty

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Stacey Abrams gives a stirring keynote honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

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Stacey Abrams delivering the MLK keynote address
Former Georgia lawmaker Stacey Abrams, a nationally recognized voting rights advocate, delivers the Martin Luther King Jr. keynote address at the Hanover Inn on Jan. 22. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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Voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams鈥 Jan. 22 keynote address for focused on the pressing need for moral courage, which she said involved a willingness not merely to hold power, but 鈥渢o share that power, and to believe in the freedom that comes with that power.鈥 

Echoing the theme of this year鈥檚 MLK celebration, 鈥淢oral Courage in the Face of Change and Uncertainty,鈥 Abrams told the 250 people gathered in the ballroom of the Hanover Inn and other 大香蕉视频 community members viewing a livestream video of the event that it is important to band together to combat injustice, wherever it comes from and whatever shape it takes.

鈥淢oral courage provides shelter. It provides sustenance, and it provides change. And in the words of Dr. King, it is a dream. We should all be able to dream. And I say to each