Martin Luther King III

I appreciate you asking that question a great deal because I feel that people, and I know this might sound counterintuitive given I've been such an advocate here of service and connection and but I actually feel that people need to start the work internally.

There is, I know partially why I got the privilege to be on your podcast is because we wrote a book and we wrote it with our dear friends, Martin Luther King III, who's obviously the eldest son of the iconic Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who won the Nobel Prize.

with his wife, Andrea Waters King, my brother, Mark.

We've been friends for years.

And then we've got to reconnect with others, people in our community to begin with and then people beyond that.

I think that idea of love, being love, is actually one of the most profound, underappreciated aspects of how the fuel burns that continues this work for the long term with us.

You're now working with Martin Luther King III, someone who grew up carrying the weight of his father's legacy.

What has he taught you about the difference between being remembered and living a meaningful life?

after Trump's rally here in Battleground, Georgia, and ahead of Obama's swing through the Peach State later this week.

Martin Luther King III joins me tonight with his thoughts on Georgia and the national picture as the next generation of the King family cast its first ballot in this critical midterm election.

But we start tonight with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, a Democrat and chairman of the Democratic Governors Association.

Governor, you're in the middle of a national tour of battleground states as chair of the Democratic Governors Association.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and so many others fought to make the ballot a reality for black Americans who have been systematically denied that basic right.

This year, Dr. King's only grandchild, Yolanda Renee King, will cast her first ballot, and her family is working to mobilize Black and Latino voters around the country.

Joining me now are Martin Luther King III, the chairman of the Drum Major Institute and son of Dr. Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King, Andrea Waters, King, who is the president of the Drum Major Institute, and their daughter, Yolanda Renee King, director of youth programming at the Drum Major Institute.

Martin, your father's generation sacrificed so much just to secure the right to vote.

Sending over a happy birthday to human rights advocate and community activist, the oldest son of MLK.

Happy birthday to Martin Luther King III.

Sending over some birthday love to media personality and businessman who is also the father of three basketball players, two being in the league.

Happy birthday to LeVar Ball.

They always leave that out.

Martin Luther King III, by the way, shuts down his account.

I'm blocked.

He doesn't want to hear from me.

And President Oaks spoke there and encouraged those who were attending the forum and said that we endorse your efforts there.

You had Martin Luther King III there, Utah Governor Spencer Cox, and leaders from the Eastern Orthodox Church, Jewish rabbis, Hindu leaders.

It was just a remarkable gathering of people who are trying again to influence governments to do good in the world.

All right.

The one in the afternoon included Governor Spencer Cox.

It was moderated by Deseret News editor Sarah Weaver, but the panel had Governor Cox, former South Carolina Governor Dave Beasley, who's a Nobel Laureate with the Nobel Peace Prize, believe it or not, and also Martin Luther King III.

Oh, wow.

It, it was really amazing.