The Internet Celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy on the 50th Anniversary of His Death

  Home > 
 Activism > 
 The Internet Celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy on the 50th Anniversary of His Death
  "Dr. King was proof that the promise of America can beat so strongly in the heart of one person they can move this nation. We can all -- 300 plus million Americans -- honor Dr. King’s legacy by remembering that today," said former Vice President Joe Biden.
 
   
By Zachary Zane  April 04 2018 / 2:21 PM  
Zachary Zane
Zachary Zane is a Brooklyn-based sex and dating expert, columnist, activist, and author of 'Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto' and co-author of 'Men’s Health: Best. Sex. Ever.'
 See Full Bio 
                     Follow:
                      
 
Trending Stories
Jack Schlossberg calls for federal HIV prevention funding: ‘PrEP is not a luxury drug’
Adam Lambert's new album taps into the 'readjustment' of being single again
'Total Eclipse of the Heart' singer, 80s music icon Bonnie Tyler, dead at 75
Dispatches from Route 66: What I found at the end of the Mother Road
Heated Rivalry's Jacob Tierney goes viral for getting candid about his HIV diagnosis
Kash Patel attacks MS NOW reporters after bombshell report he was summoned to White House
LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream movies hits record lows, study finds
National HIV advocacy group's CEO rejects claims of crisis
Can a single infusion of immune cells suppress HIV for years?
Project Runway: Law Roach stops that Plane, Q fights saboteur, Tyra is present
Kristi Noem plans divorce after husband’s secret online life, her mother says
Transgender teen quits Irish dance competition after threats from Florida Republicans
Colton Underwood has 'thick skin' after 'long, hard, emotional journey'
Newly diagnosed with HIV? Advocates share their best advice for seeking treatment
Lindsey Graham, Trump ally who opposed LGBTQ+ rights and consistently denied being gay, dies at 71
Recommended Stories for You
How to find an HIV-competent healthcare provider, according to advocates
Lindsey Graham, Trump ally who opposed LGBTQ+ rights and consistently denied being gay, dies at 71
Kristi Noem's divorce report sparks hilarious memes
Lonely Lindsey Graham died tethered to the man who humiliated him
Beyond awareness: How youth leadership is reshaping the HIV response
Straight Nonsense: 'Industry's Emmys snub is a crime
Ciara Miller & Tefi Pessoa are 'tired' of straight men, want 'gay love' on 'Love Island'
When love sinks, set sail for the Hudson Navigator
Here are the top destinations where gays can unleash for Pride Month
More than a month: Prioritizing LGBTQ+ health year-round
'Gym penis' explained: Why your bulge shrinks when you work out
Former Biden HHS leaders hail syphilis breakthrough as Trump dismantles the system behind it
A gay solo traveler goes bear-hunting in Barcelona
Here's all the ways you can show your Pride with your chosen family at EDC Las Vegas
Idaho law criminalizes trans people’s bathroom use. Advocates are mapping safe places to pee
Discover Utopia, a queer music festival and wellness retreat in Mexico
Struggling with daily HIV meds? Monthly shots may be the answer
Black Ulta manager says she was fired after reporting anti-trans, racist remarks
Electric Forest is the ultimate gay festival to experience queer joy
This heavenly hotel in the heart of Hell's Kitchen is the perfect oasis
Top 10 LGBTQ+ beach towns perfect for Pride and summer fun
Kristi Noem's divorce report sparks hilarious memes
Saving public health? AIDS United's new CEO has a plan
LGBTQ+ group backs Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for Senate over lesbian Rep. Angie Craig
Hotel EDC is a secret Pride destination where gays can truly unleash
Exactly 50 years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. On the anniversary of his death, activists, politicians, citizens, and people of all races, sexual orientations, and genders are honoring his legacy with #MLK50, which is currently trending on Twitter.
Here are just a few of the best tweets about the legendary civil rights leader.
  1522852132  
  1522862480  
  1522855794  
  1522856090  
  1522856021  
    
  1522864357  
  1522862040  
Faith without works is dead, and commemoration without courageous action is empty.

As a new generation of activists and change agents, how do you plan to take forward Dr. King’s legacy? Respond with your own video. #MLK50 @Mic pic.twitter.com/esoMIZxJAP
— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) April 4, 2018
  1522848749  
  1522853984  
  1522838005  
  1522846489  
  1522845306  
  1522843950  
 
 
    
 
 
        
        FROM OUR SPONSORS
        
     
 
 
 
        
        The Latest
        
     
Politics 
        Lindsey Graham’s death unleashes a wave of brutal internet jokes
     
Ariel Messman-Rucker
 Jul 13, 2026 
 
Politics 
        Kristi Noem's divorce report sparks hilarious memes
     
Ricky Cornish
 Jul 10, 2026 
 
TV 
        How the Manosphere Infiltrated 'Love Island USA'
     
Quispe López
 Jul 10, 2026 
 
Celebrities 
        'Off Campus' stars Belmont Cameli & Stephen Kalyn reunite in sexy shirtless selfie
     
Ricky Cornish
 Jul 10, 2026 
 
Watch Now: Pride Today
 
 
 

 
        More For You
        
        Most Popular
        
Movies 
        25 sexiest lesbian movies ever & where to watch them
     
Ariel Messman-Rucker
 Jun 20, 2024 
 
TV 
        All 14 sex scenes on 'Heated Rivalry' season one, ranked
     
Pride Staff
 Dec 01, 2025 
 
Movies 
        35 all-time greatest lesbian sex scenes in movies & where to stream them
     
Preston Max Allen And Tracy E. Gilchrist
Pride Staff
 Dec 13, 2024 
 
Celebrities 
        Zane Phillips strips down in raw new short film 'Something Still'
     
Ricky Cornish
 Jul 08, 2026 
 
Celebrities 
        Robbie G.K. flexes his sexy muscles shirtless in newly leaked photos
     
Ricky Cornish
 Jul 02, 2026 
 
Culture 
        17 lesbian sex scenes conveniently found on Netflix
     
Preston Max Allen
Ariel Messman-Rucker
 Dec 30, 2024 
 
Sign Me Up!
Get a roundup of the best in LGBTQ+ culture delivered to your inbox weekly.
Enter your email
News 
        Heklina’s death investigation was fumbled by police for these reasons, protesters say
     
Ariel Messman-Rucker
 April 01 2025 / 3:05 PM 
    
Justice for Heklina protest in London over the death of San Francisco drag star Heklina on March 31, 2025.

        Matthew Chattle/Future Publishing via Getty Images
    
After two years with little progress in the case, supporters and friends of the late drag queen Heklina are demanding justice from the London Metropolitan Police, who they are accusing of homophobia in the investigation into her death. 
Heklina — whose birth name was Stefan Grygelko — was found dead by close friends and fellow drag queen Peaches Christ (Joshua Grannell) in London on April 3, 2023, but The Met has yet to reveal the cause of death, although they have said labeled her death as “unexpected,” the BBC reports. 
  
 Keep Reading Show less 
 
Photography 
        Boxers NYC Bartender Calendar: Bold, artistic, bulging
     
Donald Padgett
Nikki Aye
 January 17 2025 / 2:13 PM 
    
        Photographed by Behind The Scenes Body for Boxers NYC 

 Keep Reading Show less 
 
Trans 
        10 amazing trans women you didn't learn about in history class
     
Cassie Sheets
Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière
 November 21 2024 / 2:47 PM 
    
        Focus on Sport/Getty Images; David Wharry/BIPs/Getty Images; Public Domain via Digital Transgender Archive
    
 Keep Reading Show less 
 
Trans 
        10 amazing trans men you didn't learn about in history class
     
Cassie Sheets
Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière
 November 20 2024 / 2:53 PM 
    
        Public Domain via Making Queer History; Public Domain via Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library; Hulton Archive
    
 Keep Reading Show less 
 
Load More

Latest Stories

Sign Me Up!

The Internet Celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy on the 50th Anniversary of His Death

"Dr. King was proof that the promise of America can beat so strongly in the heart of one person they can move this nation. We can all -- 300 plus million Americans -- honor Dr. King’s legacy by remembering that today," said former Vice President Joe Biden.

Trending Stories

Jack Schlossberg calls for federal HIV prevention funding: ‘PrEP is not a luxury drug’

Adam Lambert's new album taps into the 'readjustment' of being single again

'Total Eclipse of the Heart' singer, 80s music icon Bonnie Tyler, dead at 75

Dispatches from Route 66: What I found at the end of the Mother Road

Heated Rivalry's Jacob Tierney goes viral for getting candid about his HIV diagnosis

Kash Patel attacks MS NOW reporters after bombshell report he was summoned to White House

LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream movies hits record lows, study finds

National HIV advocacy group's CEO rejects claims of crisis

Can a single infusion of immune cells suppress HIV for years?

Project Runway: Law Roach stops that Plane, Q fights saboteur, Tyra is present

Kristi Noem plans divorce after husband’s secret online life, her mother says

Transgender teen quits Irish dance competition after threats from Florida Republicans

Colton Underwood has 'thick skin' after 'long, hard, emotional journey'

Newly diagnosed with HIV? Advocates share their best advice for seeking treatment

Lindsey Graham, Trump ally who opposed LGBTQ+ rights and consistently denied being gay, dies at 71

Recommended Stories for You

How to find an HIV-competent healthcare provider, according to advocates

Lindsey Graham, Trump ally who opposed LGBTQ+ rights and consistently denied being gay, dies at 71

Kristi Noem's divorce report sparks hilarious memes

Lonely Lindsey Graham died tethered to the man who humiliated him

Beyond awareness: How youth leadership is reshaping the HIV response

Straight Nonsense: 'Industry's Emmys snub is a crime

Ciara Miller & Tefi Pessoa are 'tired' of straight men, want 'gay love' on 'Love Island'

When love sinks, set sail for the Hudson Navigator

Here are the top destinations where gays can unleash for Pride Month

More than a month: Prioritizing LGBTQ+ health year-round

'Gym penis' explained: Why your bulge shrinks when you work out

Former Biden HHS leaders hail syphilis breakthrough as Trump dismantles the system behind it

A gay solo traveler goes bear-hunting in Barcelona

Here's all the ways you can show your Pride with your chosen family at EDC Las Vegas

Idaho law criminalizes trans people’s bathroom use. Advocates are mapping safe places to pee

Discover Utopia, a queer music festival and wellness retreat in Mexico

Struggling with daily HIV meds? Monthly shots may be the answer

Black Ulta manager says she was fired after reporting anti-trans, racist remarks

Electric Forest is the ultimate gay festival to experience queer joy

This heavenly hotel in the heart of Hell's Kitchen is the perfect oasis

Top 10 LGBTQ+ beach towns perfect for Pride and summer fun

Kristi Noem's divorce report sparks hilarious memes

Saving public health? AIDS United's new CEO has a plan

LGBTQ+ group backs Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for Senate over lesbian Rep. Angie Craig

Hotel EDC is a secret Pride destination where gays can truly unleash

FROM OUR SPONSORS

The Latest

More For You

Most Popular

Sign Me Up!

We had to crop the *ahem* full-length version of these buff and bulging bartenders – here's how you can see everything

Lucy Hicks Anderson

Jacqueline Charlotte Dufresnoy (Coccinelle)

Tracy "Africa" Norman

Reneé Richards

Miss Major

Elegabulus

Kalonymus ben Kalonymus

Eleanor Rykener

Chevalier d'Eon

Mary Jones

Billy Tipton

Alan Hart

Willmer "Little Axe" Broadnax

Charley Parkhurst

Lou Sullivan

Dr. James Barry

Albert D.J. Cashier

Harry Allen

Karl M. Baer

Michael Dillon

We had to crop the ahem full-length version of these buff and bulging bartenders – here's how you can see everything