Jan 172016
It was a pleasure to work with Dr. King on Vietnam Summer. Of all the people I have met in my life, he stands head and shoulders above the rest.
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Overcoming Republican insaniTEA, one day at a time.
I forgot to note in the message that I posted this a day early, as I might not have time tomorrow.
Yes, we need to remember what Dr. King stood for, and embrace what he preached and spoke about.
The video is what is needed now, more than ever, imho.
Awesome post!!
Hope your day goes good, take care, and Thank you for this, Tom.
I wish that the "other" party would listen to this speech and take it to heart!!! They need a shot of compassion, ASAP!
Time for the game, TC. Seachickens and Panthers. I hope that they loooooose, BADLY!
There's no point in observing the day if we don't remember the man, is there?
I haven't received the newsletter yet on what "classic" (=rerun) articles Daily Kos thinks are appropriate, and in any case it mught be tomorrow that they would want to think of this one from August 29, 2011. But it certainly leaps to my mind. TC, you are in a privileged position, but those of us who only followed him from afar are likely to have our memories blur with time. So I thought it right to share this again.
I wish a peaceful day to all, and a day that will help all recharge. The fight isn't over.
I had not read this one before, and I fully agree. However Republicans are tryhing tio turn back the clock on this, and reinstitute black terror.
Thanks TC to helping us remember.
Thanks Joanne for the piece reminding us that the fear of being injured or killed just for the color of your skin was a key element that MLK addressed–one that BLM is telling us needs addressing still since it is now the police doing it instead of random white people and nationwide instead of mostly just in the south. If we value MLK and what he saw needed doing, we need to hear the black voices of today telling us what is needed now and support their efforts, even when inconvenient and not how we prefer things. My father marched with King and Chavez when I was a tiny tyke and never believed his view superior to the views of farmworkers and blacks on what was needed, how to do it and in what order of priorities.
I wonder if I ever ran into him.
One regret I shall always have is my decision not to go to D.C on that march. I watched the speech on TV, instead.
As I listened to Eunice Akoth (Squatch’s Open Thread 16/01/2016), I was immediately reminded of MLK Jr's "I Have A Dream" speech. She spoke a few simple words with such passion, as he did. MLK Jr is a favourite of mine, as is Mahatma Gandhi who influenced King.
His message is as powerful and needed today as it was then.
MLK is sorely missed and I think now more than ever. His ideas and his speeches have lost nothing of their meaning and expressiveness. America could do with a man or a woman who has MLK's impact and carries on where MLK had to leave off.
Thanks all. Hugs!