Download Retiree News & Views - Jan/Feb 2026
"What is your Life's Blueprint" emphasizes resilience, urging individuals to keep moving forward, even in the face of adversity.
As part of our celebration, we screened the powerful short film “What Is Your Life’s Blueprint?” featuring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s inspiring address to students at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia on October 26, 1967. In this memorable speaking engagement, Dr. King challenged young people with a timeless question: “What’s in your life’s blueprint?” He encouraged students to intentionally build the foundation of their lives through hard work, education, and responsible citizenship.
The event was well attended by retirees and concluded with a meaningful group discussion. Retirees reflected on the experiences, values, and people that helped shape their own life blueprints, and shared how they are passing those lessons forward to their children and grandchildren—continuing Dr. King’s message across generations. The lessons Dr. King shared with us still resonate around the world today. Let’s continue the legacy and keep asking the questions “What Is Your Life’s Blueprint?
Retiree Phyllis Simpson shares her spoken word poem, “Making Our Case on Reparation” and her experience from when she attended the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in August 1965 and was one of the youth invited to go on stage and meet Dr. King.
Retirees participating in the Dr. King event.
