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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Are We Living Martin Luther King's Dream or His Nightmare

Today is the birthdate of Martin Luther King Jr. There couldn't be a better time to discuss Dr. King and his dream.

Martin Luther King spoke of equality, unity, freedom and justice during a turbulent time in America. Before Black Entertainment Television, before Oprah Winfrey became a billionaire, before Jesse Jackson first ran for The Democratic Nomination in 1984 and now Barack Obama.

However, with racism still prevalent in America as reflected in Jena, Louisiana where three white students hung nooses from a tree at Jena High School after a black student asked permission from a school administrator to sit under a tree we ask the question;

Are we Living Martin Luther King's Dream or His Nightmare?