It is hard for folks of my age to realize that it was 55 years ago that Martin Luther King give his last speech ever,
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Martin Luther King Day, celebrated on Monday
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.
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Chaos or Community?
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.
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. [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.
MLK would be 90
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.
Progress…but a long way to go!
It was 50 years ago today. A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin organized the day’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. To strike a blow for freedom and the ability of everyone to have a job that paid reasonable wages. A problem that still exists today- perhaps, even more so.