How I Spent My MLK Day of Service

I spent my MLK Day of Service in a packed room at Penn Social for my first ever sold out Profs & Pints DC, talking openly about A Practical Guide for Social Change and what it really takes to move systems forward in real life.

It was not a traditional day of service.
And it felt exactly right.

Dr. King reminded us that service is about collective responsibility, moral courage, and a willingness to confront uncomfortable truths, and that spirit was alive in the room as we talked honestly about power, systems, barriers, and the slow, unglamorous work of change.

People asked thoughtful questions.
People challenged assumptions.

For me, service looks like sharing what I know without gatekeeping, speaking honestly about what works and what does not, and creating space where people can think, question, and walk away with tools they can actually use.

This kind of work does not always come with a checklist or a neat before and after.
But it plants seeds.

I left that night reminded that social change does not come from singular moments or heroic acts alone, it comes from consistent conversations, shared language, and people deciding to act with intention wherever they sit in a system.

That is how I chose to serve.
And I would choose it again.

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