On a cold January morning, a small group of visitors walks through a National Park, expecting to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. The gates are open, but the celebration is absent—no banners, no programs, no recognition. Juneteenth, too, has vanished from the federal calendar. Last year, the Pentagon paused Black History Month. And President Donald Trump became the first president since Ronald Reagan not to issue an official proclamation honoring King’s birthday. Recognition alone is fragile. Justice, as King knew, is never automatic, it is made, defended, and demanded.