Deputy Secretary Graves Martin Luther King Day Message

hello everyone on Monday America will honor The Life and Legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr in his address at the Lincoln Memorial Dr King spoke about our country's great vaults of opportunity and our founding promise that every American should have the chance to share in our prosperity more than 60 years later we're still working to achieve Dr King's vision of a more just and equal Society that's why the work we do here at the Department of Commerce is so important I'm honored to have worked alongside all of you to ensure that every American has the opportunity to pursue their dreams Martin Luther King day is also the only federal holiday officially designated as a National Day of Service it's a chance to follow his example of selflessness there are so many ways to give back our federal colleagues at americor have compiled a list of volunteer opportunities across the country at americ cor.gov MLK day together we can recommit to honoring the work of Dr King and so many others who stood alongside him to build a more Equitable America thank you