An activist explained how the message of Martin Luther King Jr. translates to our current day in a lecture held on campus Monday.

Ralikh Hayes, an activist and co-founder of Black Leaders Organizing for Change, said movements have evolved since the time of King.

“I talked about Dr. King and his connection to the current movement … about how a lot of the morals that Dr. King lived by in his organizing work still shows up in today’s movement,” Hayes said. “[Also of] how we evolved and learned from some of the things we wish we could have [done] better during the civil rights movement. Such as not having just one male leader. This is a leaderful movement, full of people who can lead and do work all around this country.”

Hayes said movements today are more well-known and accessible.

“There are more people aware of what’s going on now than there’s ever been, even though it only takes really a small part of the population to be active to actively affect change,” Hayes said.

Andrew Mumford, a first-year computer science student who attended the event, said he felt moved to action by the lecture.

“He really knows what he’s talking about. I agree with him on pretty much everything that he said and I really would like to get more involved after hearing [him],” Mumford said.