麻豆直播 President M. Christopher Brown II delivered the message during the Simmons College of Kentucky memorial service commemorating the 50th-anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. at St. Stephen Baptist Church in Louisville.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer provided greetings to those assembled.

鈥淭he battle for justice today, unfortunately, is ingrained in our history,鈥� Fischer said. 鈥淲e, as white America, have to own our history in order to move forward together.鈥�

Simmons College of Kentucky President Dr. Kevin W. Cosby introduced President Brown.

鈥淲e are honored to have this education and Christian statesman as our guest,鈥� Cosby said. 鈥淗is leadership at Kentucky State is transformative. He is a scholar but he is also unapologetically a preacher.鈥�

The theme of President Brown鈥檚 message was 鈥淭he Gospel of a Dead King: Purpose, Prejudice, and Possibility.鈥�

鈥淭oday we stand in recognition of this man maliciously gunned down 50 years ago because of the words that he spoke,鈥� President Brown said. 鈥淚 invite us to not just see his death but to focus on his life and legacy. I invite us to examine the status of progress since that dream.鈥�

President Brown said many lament that Martin Luther King Jr. died too soon, but he argues that the activist and visionary had just the right amount of time to accomplish his destiny.

鈥淢y brothers and sisters, nothing just happens,鈥� President Brown said. 鈥淓verything happens in God鈥檚 purpose and plan.鈥�

President Brown said Dr. King鈥檚 assassination germinated the presentation of purpose.

鈥淭he world stood in awe as the voice of liberation came from a poor black preacher from Georgia,鈥� President Brown said. 鈥淜ing declared the battle was not ours, it was the Lord鈥檚.鈥�

President Brown also said Dr. King鈥檚 death guts the pain of prejudice.

鈥淭hey tried to kill the man but the legacy lives on,鈥� President Brown said. 鈥淥ver 1,000 streets in this nation are named after him.鈥�

Finally, President Brown said Dr. King鈥檚 death guarantees the promise of possibility.

鈥淲e may have come over here on different ships, but we鈥檙e on the same boat now,鈥� President Brown said. 鈥淭here is still power in each and every one of us. We can and we will and we must achieve.鈥�

President Brown also noted that change can come from a vocal minority.

鈥淕reat social movements aren鈥檛 born overnight but it鈥檚 time for us to tell each other the truth. Our change never came from majority rule. It was altered by a small minority crying out in the wilderness.鈥�