With February being Black History Month, I felt it was only fitting to share the experience I had a few weeks ago in Memphis, Tennessee. Before we headed to the arena for that evening’s Monday Night Raw, fellow WWE Superstars Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods, Ember Moon, Nia Jax and myself were invited to the National Civil Rights Museum. I was really excited to go because I find it incredibly fascinating to visit places where history was made.
The National Civil Rights Museum was originally a motel, called The Lorraine Motel, east of the Mississippi River at 450 Mulberry Street in the heart of downtown Memphis. The Lorraine Motel opened in the 1920s with just 16 rooms. One of the first signs you see when you walk into the hotel that is now the museum reads: “Be the change you want to see in the world.” When I saw that sign, it really stopped me in my tracks, and I said to myself, “I want to be a part of that change.”
I knew this visit would be moving, powerful and a reminder to never take aspects in my life such as freedom and equality for granted. Right past that sign is a huge piece of artwork that spanned across much of the room. It was a sculpture that looked like a mural in the shape of America where people were helping to pull each other up. The artwork spoke volumes about being there for one another and that we are all in this thing called life together. When I looked at this artwork I thought about one of my favorite quotes from Martin Luther King, which stated: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
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