January 11, 2012 | 3:20 PM | By

MLK Image All Over Club Fliers, Promotions Include ‘I Am the Dream’ Drink

It took years of organizing and lobbying — even a Stevie Wonder song — to get Martin Luther King, Jr. Day recognized as a federal holiday. People typically observe the day by volunteering as a way of paying homage to King’s legacy of service to humanity.

Or you could go to the club. King’s birthday and his image are being used to promote numerous parties around D.C. this year (Martin Luther King. Jr. Day is on Monday). The Washington Post’s Going Out Gurus have quite an exhaustive list of club fliers brandishing King’s words and face, and as they note, this isn’t the first year these images are being used to promote drink specials.

  • Anacostiayogi

    Um why can’t we celebrate Dr. King’s legacy dancing and jamming to music that uplifts us feeds creativity. Sam the Man Burns usually plays an amazing mix featuring excerpts from his speech.  With the drinks and the fees, it treads a slippery slope.  But usually these events are filled with open minded, fun loving young people!