Before the fire, the Clayborn Temple was undergoing a $25 million restoration that was slated for completion in 2026.

A historic Black church in Memphis, Tennessee, that was an organizing point for Martin Luther King's last civil rights campaign caught fire early on Monday morning and was badly damaged.The inside of the Clayborn Temple was gutted by flames,

I think my father and mother would challenge us to be a better America because we can become that. It starts with something called love.”