BentallGreenOak Commemorates Martin Luther King Day
Monday, January 17th, 2022,?marks the U.S. federal holiday in honor of?Dr.?Martin Luther King’s birthday .?MLK Day?is an opportunity for us to celebrate?Dr. King’s?extraordinary legacy and teachings,?and to reflect on the past year through the lens of?the Black experience.
From the many inspiring messages that Dr. King has left behind, one message especially resonates with BGO and our firm's Black Professionals Alliance (BPA), and has served as a motivating force behind the actions that this group has taken on behalf of our firm:
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.?Intelligence plus character?– that is the goal of true education.”
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
In late 2021, the BPA used its platform in connection with BGO Inspired to fund 2 causes that work to create avenues for Black equity in the field of education to deliver high-quality access to today’s most important skill sets, in an environment that builds exemplary character.
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As we reflect on?Dr.?Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact, let us?all continue to challenge and break down barriers wherever they reside. Most recently, The Black North Initiative in collaboration with The Boston Consulting Group released its seminal guide called The Racial Equity Playbook that includes tools and tactics that organizations can use to fulfill their diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and become more equitable corporate citizens. Though his dream remains unfulfilled, we can all play a part in one day making it a reality.
“Life's most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'”
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
For more reflection on the prolific work preserved from Dr. King’s life and teachings please find access to the digital archives at:?https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/ .
?Furthermore, the work of the King family continues in honor of their father and mother via The King Center in Atlanta, GA.?You can read more about them, donate, and plan a future visit at https://thekingcenter.org/what-we-do/ .
We look forward to the downtime that this day affords us to reflect, and inspire a launch point to a year of greater action and progress for our firm.