On #MLKDay, as the world hails Dr. King as a drum major for racial justice, he was, equally, a fierce advocate for economic justice. He understood that achieving true liberation for all people, regardless of their skin color, would require leveling the economic structures that trap individuals in crushing, cyclical, stifling poverty. Today, his arguments against economic inequity remain as timely as they are necessary. Foundations must acknowledge our paradoxical relationship to economic inequality. We are beneficiaries of it, and have tasked ourselves with solving it. And yet, inspired by Dr. King’s vision of justice — and animated by our desire to foster a more just world — we at the @fordfoundation have made fighting inequality not only our focus but our guiding principle. By investing in individuals, in their ideas, and in the institutions that tackle inequality in all of its forms, we aspire to cultivate “beloved communities” free of racism, sexism, ableism, and queerphobia and guided by inclusive economic policies that affirm the dignity of all people. By lending our power to people and movements at the margins of society — by elevating and amplifying their voices — we hope to make King’s radical vision a reality.