{"id":29114,"date":"2026-01-19T14:59:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T19:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=29114"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T20:04:20","slug":"sen-ossoff-commemorates-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-day-in-video-message","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-commemorates-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-day-in-video-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Ossoff Commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Video Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Atlanta, Ga<\/strong>.&nbsp;\u2013\u2013 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a video message, Sen. Ossoff called on Georgians to continue the work of building what Dr. King called \u201cThe Beloved Community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet us today honor and reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who provided such pivotal moral leadership to this nation in the struggle for civil rights and voting rights and in our ongoing effort to build \u2013\u2013 what he called \u2013\u2013 \u2018The Beloved Community,\u2019 a society where everybody is treated with compassion, and dignity, and respect, and where the human and civil rights of all are cherished and protected,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Sen. Ossoff said<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI hope this is a day of reflection, renewal, and service, and as always, it is my honor to represent the State of Georgia in the United States Senate,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Sen. Ossoff continued.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IjAuL2CItSo\"><strong>Click here to watch Sen. Ossoff\u2019s Martin Luther King Jr. Day message.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IjAuL2CItSo\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3-2048x1149.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IjAuL2CItSo\"><\/a><strong><u>Please find a transcript of Sen. Ossoff\u2019s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day message below<\/u>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEN. OSSOFF:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cGreetings. This is U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd let us today honor and reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who provided such pivotal moral leadership to this nation in the struggle for civil rights and voting rights and in our ongoing effort to build \u2013\u2013 what he called \u2013\u2013 \u2018The Beloved Community,\u2019 a society where everybody is treated with compassion, and dignity, and respect, and where the human and civil rights of all are cherished and protected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI hope this is a day of reflection, renewal, and service, and as always, it is my honor to represent the State of Georgia in the United States Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThank you and God bless you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"># # #<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlanta, Ga.&nbsp;\u2013\u2013 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In a video message, Sen. 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