Tim Cook and Apple commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Apple MLK quote (Image credit: iMore)

What you need to know

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States.
Apple has a full-page tribute to one of the most important people in America's history.
CEO Tim Cook also tweeted about MLK.

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and both Apple and CEO Tim Cook are commemorating the day, the man, and what he stood for.

CEO Cook took to Twitter to share a quote, calling for everyone to "work to make MLK's dream a reality."

"I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits.” Let us all be so audacious, and work to make MLK’s dream a reality for us all."I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits.” Let us all be so audacious, and work to make MLK’s dream a reality for us all.— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) January 20, 2020 January 20, 2020

Apple also ran a full-page tribute on its main website and included another quote from the man himself.

Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Apple often commemorates big days such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and continues to offer people an easy way to donate to Australian Bushfire Relief via its homepage, too.

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