Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission hosts Day of Kindness at Baseline Bilingual School in Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK, Ark – The Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission hosted a special day at a Little Rock school focusing on the true meaning of kindness and its importance.

The commission hosted its Day of Kindness at three different schools in Little Rock on Friday, one being Baseline Bilingual School.

Students started off learning a chant that teachers say they use as a daily affirmation.

"Hate and unforgiveness in our world has to stop,” the students chanted as they repeated after their teacher.

School leaders say they're using Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a blueprint, saying that kindness and compassion start from within. 

"Kindness is taught to children at an early age then it follows them through their educational journey, and this is something they're able to carry on into their life," Baseline Bilingual School Principal Ida Wells said.