and Stevie Wonder’s song “Happy Birthday” amplified the cause. By the 20th anniversary of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, the bill passed with a 78-22 vote and was signed into law by President Reagan. Although first celebrated federally in 1986, the holiday wasn’...
cleaning the house, and driving us to school—yet doing nothing to care for our inner universes (responding to our emotions, empathizing with our struggles, or comforting us when we were blue).