In 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in the US, Martin Luther King Jr famously declared: "I have a dream." It was an impassioned speech, calling for racial justice and equality in a country still reckoning with slavery, racism and segregation. His dream was for equal rights for black Americans in all aspects of life. More than 60 years later, his son, Martin Luther King III, is echoing the same sentiment as people in both Australia and the US reckon with varying levels of social upheaval

In celebration of the newly-modernized Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, MLK Library Friends commissioned a special choreographed performance by Alexandra Hutchinson, a DC native, and her ballet partner Derek Brockington, both of the esteemed dance troupe, the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Alexandra grew up in Southwest Washington D.C. and frequented both MLK Library and the Southwest location. In 2020, Alexandra and Derek executive produced the now viral “Dancing through Harlem,” a choreograp

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Dancing through the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Brody didn’t know all the history yet. But he felt something. He felt the space. The weight of the words carved in stone. The quiet reminder that how we move through this world matters. This dance wasn’t choreography. It was expression. Joy meeting purpose. A child moving freely in a place built to remind us that freedom was fought for. I hope he always keeps this. The courage to be himself. The softness to feel deeply. The strength to stand f