Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by celebrating diversity, promoting tolerance, and condemning hate.

This resolution commemorates the 96th anniversary of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth, honoring his profound legacy and teachings. It recognizes Dr. King's unwavering fight for the inalienable rights of all people, particularly Black Americans, and his emphasis on diversity as a national strength. The resolution also highlights the importance of tolerance for differences in race, ethnicity, gender, culture, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability, and the value of civil discourse in a democratic society. The House of Representatives explicitly condemns any form of harassment, discrimination, or prejudice targeted at various minority ethnic groups, including the Black, Indigenous, Jewish, Asian-American and Pacific Islander, Muslim, and Hispanic and Latino communities. It further condemns such actions based on a person's gender, specifically mentioning the trans community and LGBTQ+ individuals. Finally, the resolution calls upon all people nationwide and globally to uphold Dr. King's enduring values of justice, equality, peace, advocacy, and tolerance.