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For Black History Month 2026, The King Center, in partnership with Clear Channel Outdoor, is amplifying the Center and its influence on history, the present, and the future.
In the month of February, Clear Channel Outdoor billboards in several U.S. cities will feature weekly Black History Month prompts about The King Center, along with themes that highlight Black history and are essential to Black progress.
We will also share our Black History Month 2026 campaign on The King Center’s social media platforms.
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Week Four: February 23-28, 2026
The King Center: On mission to build community and unite a nation – the nonviolent way
For week four of Black History Month 2026, The King Center’s is connecting global citizens to our theme for 2026.
Each year, The King Center carefully selects a theme for King Holiday Observance and the calendar year — a theme that reflects the enduring work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King.
This year’s theme, ‘Mission Possible 2: Building Community, Uniting a Nation the Nonviolent Way,’ is a call to action—to both envision + create the Beloved Community.
Let’s create the Beloved Community by building community in our families, schools, social media, and other areas of life.
Building community encompasses addressing real needs: cultivating equitable systems, expanding access to housing and education, enacting compassionate legislation, and fostering spaces where everyone can thrive.
To unite a nation, we must lead with courage and “other-centeredness,” practice love-centered communication, and work to transform unjust systems—together.
And what does it mean to do it “the nonviolent way”?
It means embracing and employing Kingian Nonviolence365 —living love and justice every day of the year. It means choosing true peace over division, advocacy over apathy, and action over silence.
This is more than a theme—it’s a mission we can all accept.
This Mission is Possible.
Week Three: February 16-22, 2026
The King Center: Preparing global citizens for organized strength and love.
In his 1967 book, ‘Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?,’ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. writes:
“Our nettlesome task is to discover how to organize our strength into compelling power so that government cannot elude our demands.”
This week of Black History Month 2026, we are highlighting and building on the truth that OUR POWER LIES IN UNITY.
We are not referring to unity as false peace, where inhumanity persists while we celebrate order. We are referring to unity as true peace, about which Dr. King said, “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.”
About justice, Dr. King said, “Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love.”
The pathway to unity – a by-product of true peace – includes organized strength and love. With love, we can organize our strength into compelling power.
Dr. King, Amelia Boynton Robinson, John Lewis, and other courageous organizers did that in Selma for voting rights.
John Lewis, Hosea Williams, Andrew Young and Amelia Boynton Praying Before Bloody Sunday, Photographer: Spider Martin
Jo Ann Robinson, E.D. Nixon, Dr. King, and other courageous organizers did that in Montgomery to desegregate public transportation with the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Rev. Leon Sullivan, Rev. C.T. Vivian, Dr. King, and other courageous organizers did it with Operation Breadbasket, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s economic arm, which was designed to improve economic conditions for Black communities.
Organized strength and love = unity.
Organized strength and love = nonviolence.
We invite you to study Nonviolence365 with The King Center to explore ways to organize strength and love so we can cultivate compelling power for sustainable change.
Our power lies in unity.
Week Two: February 9-15, 2026
The King Center: An epicenter for studying and learning “Love in Action” – Nonviolence365.
“Love is the most durable power in the world.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Love is not a program, not a political party, not a race. It is a promise with a power all its own. The contributions of Martin and me, and of those behind and before us, are the greatest witnesses I can imagine to the power of love in action.” -Mrs. Coretta Scott King, Founder of The King Center
This week of Black History Month 2026, we reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King’s timeless reminders that love is not a feeling—it is a courageous decision. A commitment. A daily practice. A sustained power. The foundation of Kingian Nonviolence. Nonviolence365.
- Love calls us to see the humanity in one another, even when it’s difficult.
- Love compels us to seek justice, not revenge.
- Love strengthens our resolve to build the Beloved Community—where dignity, compassion, and nonviolence guide how we think, speak, act, and engage.
From Atlanta to Accra, Vancouver to Veracruz, people around the world are choosing to BE LOVE—standing against injustice and honoring each person’s humanity.
We have the power to make a difference. We can BE LOVE to create a more just, humane, and peaceful world.
Be a part. Take The King Center’s BE LOVE pledge here.
Study and apply nonviolence, which is LOVE IN ACTION. Sign up for our online course here.
Week One: February 1-8, 2026
The King Center: A Living Memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a Beacon for Charting a Better Future with Nonviolence.
Our History
Established in 1968 by Mrs. Coretta Scott King, The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (“The King Center”) has been a global destination, resource center, and community institution for over a quarter century.
Each year, nearly one million people make a pilgrimage to the Center to learn, be inspired, and honor Dr. King’s legacy. Both a traditional memorial and programmatic nonprofit, The King Center was envisioned by its founder to be “no dead monument, but a living memorial filled with all the vitality that was his, a center of human endeavor, committed to the causes for which he lived and died.”
That vision was carried out through educational and community programs until Mrs. King’s retirement in the mid-1990’s, and today, with Dr. Bernice A. King as the Center’s CEO, it’s being revitalized.
Our Present
Squarely-focused on serving as both a local and global resource, The King Center is dedicated to educating the world on the life, legacy and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., inspiring new generations to carry forward his unfinished work, strengthen causes and empower change-makers who are continuing his efforts today.
Our Future
As we move into the second decade of the 21st century, The King Center is embarking on a major transformation into a more energetically engaged educational and social change institution. Supported by our Board of Directors and an infusion of new thinking, The King Center is dedicated to ensuring that the King legacy not only remains relevant and viable but is effectively leveraged for positive social impact.
The King Center is repositioning to meet the challenges and opportunities of today. Plans include a state-of-the-art renovation to The King Center’s Atlanta campus, the preservation and digitization of our one-of-a-kind archives, the launch of an innovative digital strategy and conference series to bring the King legacy to a modern audience and the development of new programs and partnerships that further Dr. King’s work in sustainable, measurable ways worldwide.
Through such efforts, The King Center can rise to its true potential as a beacon of hope and progress, to a world that still desperately needs Dr. King’s voice and message.