He would have been 94 yesterday. But, because the Feds consider holidays should occur on a work day, we are honoring Martin Luther King today. Of course, MLK was murdered decades ago- which is one reason why he is not alive today.
Continue reading Martin Luther King Day, celebrated on Monday
Today is Tu B’Shvat. “What?”, you say.
Oh, it’s the New Year for Trees. When we recognize the role we play in keeping this world healthy, where we plant trees- or if there are too many, we provide funds to cull the forest to keep it healthy and nourished.
Continue reading Could have been 95
It’s not quite the right day- but, in America, we seem to opt for Monday holidays. So, today, not the 15th, we are honoring Dr. Martin Luther King. It is interesting to note that his last book turns out to be a most timely concept for discussion today.
Continue reading Chaos or Community?
March 7, 1965. The first attempt at the Selma to Montgomery March. 55 years ago- and despite the Voting Rights Act that was one of the primary results of this march- we still live in a country that suppresses the votes of minorities and the poor.
Continue reading 55 years ago tomorrow
Today is actually Martin Luther King’s birthday. (No, it’s not next Monday. That’s just the convenient choice the government makes to provide a 3 day weekend. [That also coincides with the (racist) holiday that obtained in Virginia for more than a century- the Lee-Jackson day, theoretically celebrating the two Confederate generals, but really promoting the hagiography of the racist South.) Had King not been murdered (and, of course, were still alive), he would be 91 today.
Continue reading He would be 91
Today is actually Martin Luther King’s birthday. (No, it’s not next Monday. That’s just the convenient choice the government makes to provide a 3 day weekend.) Had he not been murdered (and, of course, still alive), he would be 90 today.
Continue reading MLK would be 90
Most of you know that Jewish folks read a section of the Tora (what many of you call the Old Testament) every week, as well as a reading from the prophets.
Continue reading Let Freedom Ring
I don’t normally post on Sunday. Period.
But, today is the 52nd anniversary of Bloody Sunday. (OK. It’s the Sunday anniversary; the date was 7 March.) And, our great nation is NOT becoming great again because some 30 states have found ways to preclude the poor, the Blacks, the Latinos from voting. And, Jeff Sessions (Sen. Elizabeth Warren warns us of his continued ‘racism, sexism, bigotry‘ ) is already retreating further from fair and balanced voting regulations.
Continue reading A Full Deck has passed. Now, 1000 fewer places for Blacks to Vote
So, last week, I described my reactions to our synagogue’s trip to Selma, Montgomery, Birmingham, and Atlanta. I told you that we went with about 100 folks ranging in age from 5 to 90. And, we were joined by students from George Washington University and from Birmingham.
Continue reading Selma- from the mouths of babes
I am continuing my recollections of the jam-packed Martin Luther King weekend. This is the third and final component that details the impressions from our trip to Selma, Montgomery, Birmingham, and Atlanta. Monday, I provided background and our Montgomery meanderings. Yesterday, we spoke about our first 15 hours or so in Selma.
Continue reading MLK Weekend, 2017. Selma to Atlanta to Home
