Having met the Civil Rights icon when he was 14, Stevie calls Doctor King, "an inspiration... who influenced my place of love."
Wonder's comments reflected an anger and frustration with the current state of American society. Among his most-powerful quotes.
- "For 36 years, we have had a national holiday honoring your birthday and principles, yet you would not believe the lack of progress."
- "I am sick that politicians try to find an easy solution to 400-year problems."
- "I am sick of lies and deceit that dominate our reality."
- "This country must reconcile our words and deeds."
- "We must define the truth in the facts that support them and declare them absolute."
- "I am calling on President Biden and Vice President Harris to launch a formal government investigation to establish the truth of inequality in this country."
- "Without truth, we cannot have accountability. Without accountability, we cannot have forgiveness. Without forgiveness, we cannot heal."