) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁III . ▁R TD ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁problems ▁and ▁opportun ities ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁in ▁freedom , ▁justice , ▁and ▁equality . ▁Sim ult ane ously ▁the ▁organization ▁works ▁towards ▁elimin ating ▁pover ty , ▁rac ism ▁and ▁violent ▁conflict ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁throughout ▁the ▁World . ▁R TD ▁was ▁eventually ▁sub sum ed ▁into ▁the ▁King ▁Center ▁for ▁Non vi ol ent ▁Social ▁Change ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁C W BI ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Johnny ▁Mack , ▁who ▁held ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁both ▁N ICE ▁and ▁R TD . ▁He ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Man esh ka ▁Eli at amb y . ▁C W BI ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁legacy ▁of ▁N ICE / RT D . ▁Less ons ▁and ▁strateg ies ▁were ▁adopted ▁from ▁these ▁campaign s ▁and ▁purs ued . ▁ ▁In iti atives ▁C W BI ▁implements ▁its ▁programs ▁with ▁a ▁theory ▁of ▁change ▁seeking ▁to ▁emp ower ▁individuals ▁and ▁communities . ▁Community ▁development ▁and ▁community ▁building ▁are ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁this ▁change . ▁Through ▁research , ▁education , ▁training , ▁and ▁technical ▁assistance ▁services , ▁C W BI ▁creates ▁sust ain able ▁changes ▁and ▁positive ▁approaches . ▁All ▁of ▁their ▁work ▁is ▁developed ▁with ▁the ▁philosophy ▁and ▁method ologies ▁of ▁non vi ol ence . ▁ ▁C W BI ▁has