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COFFEE BREAK WITH MISS MARSELLETTE: MLK DAY - JAN 19, 2026

Episode 4 — Martin Luther King Jr.: Beyond the Quote Hello everyone. Welcome back to ASL Coffee Podcast. This is Coffee Break with Miss Marsellette. I’m really glad you’re here tonight. Today, I want to talk about Martin Luther King Jr. But not the version we usually hear. Not the short quotes. Not the polished speeches pulled out once a year. Tonight, we’re talking about the whole Dr. King. The uncomfortable parts. The radical parts. The parts that still challenge us. Every January, we hear the same lines. “I have a dream.” Peace. Unity. Harmony. Those words matter. But they are not the full story. Dr. King was not just a dreamer. He was a disruptor. He challenged power. He challenged systems. He challenged comfort. That’s why he was watched. That’s why he was threatened. That’s why he was jailed. Dr. King spoke openly about racism, yes. But he also spoke about poverty. About capitalism. About war. He said that injustice was not accidental. It was designed. That matters. Because injustice doesn’t disappear just because people stop talking about it. I want to talk about how Dr. King is often softened. His words are edited. His anger is erased. His urgency is muted. We are taught to remember him only if he feels safe. But Dr. King was not safe. He was demanding. He was persistent. He refused to wait politely. Dr. King talked about the danger of telling people to “wait.” Wait for justice. Wait for equality. Wait for access. For Deaf people, that sounds familiar. We are often told: We’ll get to your access later. We’ll figure it out. Be patient. But delayed access is denied access. Dr. King understood that. He believed that justice required action. Not just intentions. Not just statements. Not just holidays. Action. That means discomfort. That means tension. That means change. I want to speak to the Deaf community directly. Dr. King’s message belongs to us too. Because access is a civil right. Communication is a civil right. Dignity is a civil right. When access is missing, it is not an inconvenience. It is discrimination. Dr. King also believed deeply in collective responsibility. Not saviors. Not heroes. But people. Together. Change does not happen because one person speaks. It happens because communities move. I want to talk about nonviolence. Nonviolence is often misunderstood as silence or submission. But Dr. King never meant that. Nonviolence was not passive. It was strategic. It was disciplined. It was powerful. Nonviolence still disrupted systems. Dr. King believed that systems could be changed. But only if people were willing not just to hope, but to act. That question still lives with us: What are we willing to challenge? What are we willing to risk? What are we willing to change? I also want to talk about fatigue. Dr. King was tired. He was human. The movement was exhausting. Burnout is not new. Grief is not new. Fear is not new. Yet people kept going. Not because it was easy. But because it was necessary. So when we honor Dr. King, we should not only ask: What did he say? We should ask: What was he asking of us? He was asking us not to be comfortable. He was asking us not to be silent. He was asking us not to accept injustice as normal. Dr. King believed that justice was connected. Racial justice. Economic justice. Disability justice. Language justice. None of these stand alone. When one group is denied dignity, all of us are affected. As Deaf people, as people of color, as allies, as community members, we are part of that unfinished work. Not alone. Together. Honoring Dr. King is not about one day. It’s about how we show up when it’s inconvenient. How we speak up when silence is easier. How we protect each other when systems fail. As we close tonight, I want you to remember this: Dr. King did not ask us to be perfect. He asked us to be brave. Brave enough to tell the truth. Brave enough to disrupt injustice. Brave enough to care. Thank you for spending this time with me. For reflecting. For remembering. For listening with your eyes. This has been ASL Coffee Podcast. Coffee Break with Miss Marsellette. Until next time— Honor the legacy. Continue the work. And take care of yourself along the way. ☕