Happy Dr. Martin Luther King Day!
Today we remember the great man, Dr. Martin Luther King, and most importantly the dream that he had for all people of this nation. Although the Civil Rights Movement was many decades ago, this nation still struggles with racism and hatred.
It was just this Friday that the editor of GolfWeek was fired for insensitively displaying a noose on the cover in a joking manner. It was just last year that Imus called the Rutgers University women’s basketball team “Nappy headed hoes”, that the incidents of Jena 6 occurred, that Watson made racist comments about Blacks and Hispanics , that “Kramer” went on a racist rant, and these are just to name a few. Indeed African Americans have come a long way.
However, this nation still has a long journey to go before it can truly claim to be free of racism and bigotry. Until then, we must continue to strive for that dream that Dr. King and other great Black leaders had.
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