Amanda Gorman Instagram – “I scream with the skies of red and blue streamers. I dream with the cries of tried-and-true dreamers.” When I wrote these lines for my children’s book Change Sings, I had no idea that illustrator @thelorenlong was going to transform them into a beautiful mural centering Martin Luther King Jr., but I can’t imagine a better legacy to have highlighted at that moment. Though he is celebrated today, we must remember that in 1968 a staggering 75 percent of Americans disapproved of MLK’s activism and rightfully radical vision for all. Now more than ever we must continue to fight for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s vision by defending voting rights. The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, or Freedom to Vote Act, will protect voters and ensure that they can safely and freely cast their ballots, prevents sabotaged elections, and protects the fundamental right to vote. To show your support, text RECLAIMYOURVOTE to tel:52886. Let’s make the dreams of our civil rights predecessors a reality.