As he approaches 90, Civil Rights icon Andrew Young is turning to his late friend and colleague, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., for inspiration.
During the Civil Rights struggle, King would say that “’we probably won’t make it to 50,’” Young recalled in a January opinion column in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “’But those who do have got to make sure to make it to 100, because there’s a whole lot of work to be done.’”
Young will celebrate his 90th birthday this month with a string of events that continue his long fight for equity and inclusion. Over four days starting Wednesday, the former congressman, United Nations ambassador and Atlanta mayor will deliver a sermon about harmony, attend a walk aimed at fostering unity and host a gala to raise funds for economic development and food security.
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