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How about following his most famous quote "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
Our country is going backward with regard to this quote. Most of our leaders, and especially Obama, don't even try to follow King's dream. Today, almost everything our government does is just the opposite of his dream and instead insists on judging people by the color of their skin.
We have government programs that REQUIRE us to judge by the color of one's skin. We have Congressional organizations that REQUIRE a congressperson to have a certain color of skin. And on and on and on.....
Numerous is an understatement. It's mandatory that there is one in every major city. They relatively recently changed the name of a major thoroughfare in my city to be named for MLK, which was before named for JFK.
Time will cure this problem. In a few years we will have monuments everwhere honoring the soon to be former POTUS. Mt Rushmore will be the goal.
What is a suitable way to honor Dr. King? It's probably not even possible. Consider his life? His words? His sacrifice? ...
Honestly, I don't know how, although I have the desire to do so. Knowing Dr. King appreciated history, I think it's crucial to get the history straight.
Will appreciate any thoughtviews, thanks & respect.
One of the best ways we can do this is how we live. We have monuments to him, streets, and a couple type named for him (Seattle is located there). What matters even more is how we live. We have made progress. We still have progress that needs to be made.
Example. I'm in the Atlanta area. I know a few Black men who are married to White women. I myself as a Black man have made many friends who happen to be White women. 50, 60 years ago, this would not be likely where I live. One of the big fears the KKK had towards integration was Black boys being in classrooms with White girls. Alot of things I do, places I hang out at, people I have hung out with, this would have been a no no in 1955.
There are opportunities open to me today that would have been closed to me 60 years ago. No "Black" or "White" signs. We all sit where we want, eat where we want, travel and live where we want to live. It's up to all of us to work hard to keep that reality alive. It is up to us to never give up, to understand what Dr. King's dream was about. We can go out and vote, know more about the politicians. Jim Crow is dead. Let us keep it that way.
One of the best ways we can do this is how we live. We have monuments to him, streets, and a couple type named for him (Seattle is located there). What matters even more is how we live. We have made progress. We still have progress that needs to be made.
Example. I'm in the Atlanta area. I know a few Black men who are married to White women. I myself as a Black man have made many friends who happen to be White women. 50, 60 years ago, this would not be likely where I live. One of the big fears the KKK had towards integration was Black boys being in classrooms with White girls. Alot of things I do, places I hang out at, people I have hung out with, this would have been a no no in 1955.
There are opportunities open to me today that would have been closed to me 60 years ago. No "Black" or "White" signs. We all sit where we want, eat where we want, travel and live where we want to live. It's up to all of us to work hard to keep that reality alive. It is up to us to never give up, to understand what Dr. King's dream was about. We can go out and vote, know more about the politicians. Jim Crow is dead. Let us keep it that way.
Thanks & respect for your thoughtful (generously full of thoughtviews) response, much appreciated . Agree wholeheartedly especially with your 1st sentence, "One of the best ways we can do this is how we live." Also probably the most difficult or challenging way to honor Dr. King. As the saying goes, often used in a different context however relevant here as well, "The Stone Age didn't end because we ran out stones."
We honor Dr. King by taking a day off work of course.
I too am glad to honor him by having off from work also.
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Agree wholeheartedly especially with your 1st sentence, "One of the best ways we can do this is how we live." Also probably the most difficult or challenging way to honor Dr. King. As the saying goes, often used in a different context however relevant here as well, "The Stone Age didn't end because we ran out stones."
