Through violence you may murder a murderer but you can’t murder murder. Through violence you may murder a liar but you can’t establish truth. Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can’t murder hate. Darkness cannot put out darkness. Only light can do that.
Através da violência você pode matar um assassino, mas não [...]
30 a 01/07/2008 @-Frase atenta da Sambu: "Através da CGU e da Caixa, nós passamos a fazer um pente-fino nesses 17 (municípios). Nós não achamos que ninguém é culpado previamente, até porque investigação é investigação, mas culpabilidade é coisa diferente. Mas acendemos o sinal amarelo e fomos atrás das obras. Tanto a CGU e a Caixa têm esse compromisso: de fazer um pente-fino n
SEATTLE - There has been a fatal car accident on Martin Luther King Way. Apparently a man driving a pickup on Martin Luther King Way South at about 6:15 p.m. on Saturday when for some unknown reason his vehicle left the roadway, went across the sidewalk and hit a light or telephone pole. The driver had sever injuries and was take to the hospital but later died. No other
You have a defunct record label from the ’70s? huh?
This is funny because the people in picture have both misspelled “dream”, in two separate ways even. What makes it so sad is that Dr. King fought for a world where we could be free from persecution for misspelling. And that we could all spell freely, [...]
Newsweek released its Top of the Class: The Complete List of the 1,300 Top US High Schools
Cheers to Hume Fogg Academic Magnet and Martin Luther King High School. As a graduate of Hume Fogg, I thought I should show some Blue Knight pride.
Although neither Martin Luther King nor Cesar Chavez made it out to Wednesday night’s show at La Sala Rossa, saying that they did makes for a damn catchy headline. It’s not completely false, either. The good people at La Sala Rossa did the next best thing to resurrecting legendary American [...]
The Cultural Education Center and the Erastus Corning Tower as seen from the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial on the grounds of the Lincoln Park located at Albany, New York. ...
Long-time White House correspondent turned loose-cannon Helen Thomas hasn’t been sold on Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama like many of her colleagues in the mainstream media.Thomas, now a columnist for Hearst Newspapers, told a Bethesda, Md. audience the race between Obama and Clinton has gotten mean-spirited. She attacked the role of bloggers in the [...]
Martin Luther King 'dream' lives on, 40 years after death WASHINGTON -- On April 4 America marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, just as the first black candidate with a viable shot at the White House reinvigorates the late reverend's civil rights "dream." In 1968 the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr was killed by a single bullet to the head while on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in downtown Memphis, in the southern state of Tennessee. The Nobel peace prize winner was just 39 years old. Had he lived he would have turned 79 in January. The mystery surrounding his assassination has swirled for years, with escaped convict James Earl Ray convicted of the murder and sentenced to 99 years in prison. Ray confessed to pulling the trigger, then quickly proclaimed
On Thursday, April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. had retreated to room 306 of the Lorraine Motel, worrying about a sanitation strike in Memphis and working on his sermon for Sunday. Its title: "Why America May Go to Hell." For King, whose focus had shifted from civil rights to antiwar agitation and populist economics, the Dream was turning dark. He had been depressed, sleeping little and suffering from migraines. In Washington, his plans for a massive Poor People's Campaign were in disarray. In Memphis, King's first march with striking garbage men had degenerated into riot when young black radicals--not, as in the glory days, angry state troopers--broke King's nonviolent ranks. By 5 p.m. he was hungry and looked forward to a soul-food supper. Always fastidious-a prince of th
McCain's voting record since 1990 doesn't support his explanation that he changed his mind about the MLK holiday. In addition to voting to oppose a state holiday in 1987 (which he later supported) and a federal holiday in 1989, McCain voted in 1994 to cut funding for the commission that promoted King's holiday.read more | digg story
This Sunday, April 6, at 8pm, the History Channel will pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr in a new History special, KING.
Check out a promo and the official press release below.
Official press release:
Forty years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at age 39, a new History™ special, KING, with newsman Tom [...]
Sheriff's booking photo of Martin Luther King Jr.following his February 1956 arrest during theMontgomery bus boycott. The historic mug shotwas discovered in July 2004 by a deputycleaning out a Montgomery County Sheriff'sDepartment storage room. It is unclear whenthe notations "DEAD" and "4-4-68" were written on the photo. Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. It's on this date – April 4 – that the US media, politicians and various government and civic leaders pause for a phony group hug to admire the peaceful and tolerant ideals espoused by MLK. Then on April 5, these very same people go back to encouraging hateful violence against millions of people whether it's the violence of war in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Palestinian territories or
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 - the day America will always mourn - one of its most courageous and upright citizens was killed by a sniper’s bullet. Since the horrible slaying of Dr. King, this nation has certainly progressed in racial relations, which shows what a positive and noble aim can accomplish. America is a better country from the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others like him. This United States of America has always been a country known for great its commitments, innovations and accomplishments - and equalizing the rights of all of its populace was one of its most ground-breaking actions. Its corrected civil rights policies have gone a long ways to improving this nation and making it a true “melting pot”. And individuals like Dr. Ma
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Today, the 40th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King, Jr, I am reposting two items from January 2008."Walks Singing": The Selma to Montgomery March, March 21-25, 1965The distance from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, the state capital, is about 54 miles. When marchers assembled for the third attempt to make the walk in support of voting rights with the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. in March of 1965 - the first had met with state-supported violence at the Pettus Bridge and the second stopped by court order, several participants were not fully prepared for four days of walking 12 miles per day and sleeping in tents on the roadside at night. But conviction will overcome these kind of obstacles.Thousands of people flew into Selma and Montgomery to assist with the march and to give wh
This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of [...]
Today is the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspired to find the words Robert Kennedy spoke in Indianapolis that night by Ron Klain’s account of the events, I’ve presented them below. Much of the speech is available on YouTube (if you don’t mind Italian subtitles).
I have bad news for you, [...]
It was 40 years ago today that Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of a Memphis, Tennessee motel. Like so many others---known or unknown---King worked tirelessly for the rights of others, and he was one more who fell unnecessarily to the unforgiving hand of violence.Race still matters in this country, and it touches every person on Earth, and although King's dream is still not fully realized, we all carry the collective responsibility to see it through. From astronomical rates of incarceration for young men of color to predatory lending targeted at communities of color, there is indeed still a long way to go.In memory of Dr. King, may we all still stand for justice.
El reverendo Martin Luther King Jr, ministro bautista y dirigente del Movimiento por los Derechos Civiles en Estados Unidos, fue asesinado un día como hoy hace 40 años, en Memphis, Tennessee, cuando se encontraba asomado a la galería del Motel Lorraine de la ciudad, a donde se había trasladado para apoyar una huelga local de los recolectores de basura. Luchador incansable por las libertades de los negros americanos y de todos los oprimidos, la vida del doctor Luther King estuvo siempre dedicada a la reivindicación de la igualdad entre los hombres blancos y de color, siempre mediante acciones pacíficas. Lo más tenso de su lucha se unió al clima de protestas contra la guerra de Vietnam, que se desarrolló en la segunda mitad de los años sesenta. El presidente John F. Kennedy había
Now, I am sure there will be those who will accuse me of being a Liberal for posting this. Quite honestly, I could give a flying flip what those close-minded, ignorant, fools think really. Every time I read some idiotic tripe, which is usually written by some racist bigot, saying that Martin Luther King Jr. was a Communist, I just want to rip that persons head off. Sad part is, most Republicans believe that nonsense. Funny thing is, the same Republicans that derided Martin Luther King Jr. Deride Al Sharpton. Honestly? I'm not a fan of the guy either. Not because of his skin color, because he's hi-jacked the civil rights movement. As has Jesse Jackson. But I strong suspect the motives of the Conservatives who love to run those two in the ground. I present these videos, not in suppor
"Se non puoi essere un pino sul monte,sii una saggina nella valle,ma sii la migliore piccola sagginasulla sponda del ruscello.Se non puoi essere un albero,sii un cespuglio.Se non puoi essere un'autostradasii un sentiero.Se non puoi essere il sole,sii una stella.Sii sempre il megliodi ciò che sei.Cerca di scoprire il disegnoche sei chiamato ad essere,poi mettiti a realizzarlo nella vita." Martin Luther KingFonte immagine:
There is no doubt there was a big conspiracy behind the murder of Dr. King. There is so much overwhelming evidence, even King's own family believes the accused assassin (James Earl Ray) was innocent. Read what really went down in this article.
This email from Soulforce is both a homage to the great civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, and also reminds us that we are in the same battle for justice in fighting for full civil and sacramental rights for LGBT people.A Special Message from the Executive Director of SoulforceDear Friend of Soulforce,Today, on the fortieth anniversary of his assassination, we honor the tremendous impact of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy on our nation, even as we acknowledge that there is still much to be done to end racism and poverty in America. The life of Dr. King was cut short because he spoke truth to power and took justice to the streets through marches, vigils, rallies, sit-ins, bus boycotts, and other public demonstrations that exposed bigotry and discrimination. Many clergy leaders of tha
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4 de abril de hace 40 años, un luchador infatigable por los derechos
civiles llamado, Martin Luther King, fue asesinado por James Earl Ray
en un hotel de Memphis. Un gran hombre, que soñó un futuro en el
que las personas serían juzgadas por su carácter y no por el color de
su piel. Tenía tan sólo 39 años, pero será recordado como uno de los
mayores líderes y héroes de la historia de EEUU.Martin Luther King In memoriam, 15 de enero de 1929, 4 de abril de 1968 Para saber más es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King ()
The AP has an nice story today on the wires: "What if Martin Luther King Jr. lived?" It appears today on this the 40th anniversary of his assassination in Memphis, Tenn.Be sure to share your thoughts about King and what it was like around the time of his death by logging on to our message boards.
"I left Atlanta this morning, and as we got started on the plane, there were six of us. The pilot said over the public address system, 'We are sorry for the delay, but we have Dr. Martin Luther King on the plane. And to be sure that all of the bags were checked, and to be sure that nothing would be wrong with on the plane, we had to check out everything carefully. And we've had the plane protected and guarded all night.' "And then I got into Memphis. And some began to say the threats, or talk about the threats that were out. What would happen to me from some of our sick white brothers? "Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter with me now, because I've been to the mountaintop. "And I don't mind. Like an
Oggi è l’anniversario della scomparsa del grande Martin Luther King. Son passati 40 anni dal giorno in cui è stato assassinato e il suo pensiero, il suo impegno, i suoi ideali e il suo sogno è sempre valido, anzi mai come ora ci sarebbe bisogno di lui. Vorrei ricordarlo con uno dei suoi discorsi più famosi tenuto, al termine della marcia per il lavoro e la libertà, il 28 agosto del 1963 al
It seems like history has always been about people like Dr. King getting worked over by society because they think his ideas are dangerous and radical. Unfortunately, that type of society has been going strong the last few years when people with the smartest ideas are shouted down or even silenced by the complacent and moronic majority.Martin Luther King was assassinated April 4, 1968. 40 years ago tomorrow.
Forty years ago tomorrow – March 31, 1968 – President Lyndon B. Johnson announced to a surprised American public that he would not seek another term as President of the United States. Johnson’s exact words on national television were: “I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.” In Clay Risen’s April 2008 Smithsonian magazine article “The Unmaking of the President,” Risen says that, after making this announcement, Johnson was “by all accounts a man renewed.” Johnson felt he now had “the political capital to get passed” several of his domestic programs as well as achieving peace in Vietnam. Yet just four days later on April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray shot and killed the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther Ki
A truly sickening site is the bending and twisting God's word and a man's morals to fit a political agenda. Yet it happens time and time again and in the center often stands the memory of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.During the South Carolina primary, Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama did so on a national stage. The Obama camp supporters accused Hillary Clinton of diminishing King's roll in Civil Rights. Camp Hillary supporters accused the Obama camp of trying to unjustly flair racial tensions in order to obtain a vote.In reality they both pollute the memory of Dr. King. Both have driven their message to race in order to obtain a vote in defiance of King's desire for an even playing field where people are not judged by the color of their sk
By a Falun Dafa practitioner in San Antonio
(Clearwisdom.net) On Monday, January 21, 2008, Falun Dafa practitioners from San Antonio unfurled the banner, “Falun Dafa Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance” helping to mark the 21st anniversary of San Antonio’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. March and Commemoration.
The San Antonio MLK March is considered the largest march in the country aimed [...]
Today, I took my seven-year-old son to a family concert to celebrate the life and words of Martin Luther King, Jr. It was an amazing concert - they read excerpts from some of MLK's speeches, Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra performed, and they showed videos of MLK making his famous speeches. I am not sure if my seven-year-old son absorbed everything but he left the concert at least knowing the works of MLK better and up close. Of all the speeches they read, "What is Your Life's Blueprint?" speech struck a cord with me. MLK delivered that speech to students at Philadelphia on October 1967, six months his death. It is both relevant for children and adults as we ask ourselves what is the blueprint of our lives. Here is the excerpt that was read today at the concert:I want to ask you a quest
Mr. Martin Luther King Jr., you were a warriorMr. Martin Luther King Jr., you were intelligentMr. Martin Luther King Jr., you were a teacherBut most of all, you were my FRIENDTHANK YOU, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
To celebrate the success of Martin Luther King Jr. I have included the text of his most famous speech: “I have a dream.” He was a man that believed in a New America, and he believed that it could be achieved by taking the higher ground.
Just as we give President Ronald Reagan the honor of [...]
Today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as a man who instilled social change under the the instrument of peace. He is a man admired for his amazing self-control and dedication to social change via peace and truth. He is one of the very few people that lived (or live) on this earth I can say without a doubt, I truly admired and respected what he was about.My admiration stems not from his speeches, which in itself it absolutely awe-inspiring. Neither from his peaceful mission in a violent world. Nor his various degrees of intellect. My admiration comes from the fact that he indeed was a man of the Faith and a promoter of Love. A rare gem in a world gone astray.I love that he was a nonconformist, surrounded by a bevy a churches, who, as he personally testifies, refused to help in his
Walking in Dr. Martin Luther King's shoes simply means to treat your fellow sisters and brothers of every race and creed with dignity, compassion and equality.Let's all remember the important work of Dr. Martin Luther King and pass that great legacy of equality, love and compassion on to generations to come.Facts About Dr. Martin Luther King:Date of Birth - January 15,1929Date of Death - April 4, 1968Baptist minister and civil rights actvistWinner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964Famous speech - I Have A Dream (1963)Source: Wikipedia
I’m a certifiable NPR whore. Morning Edition, Fresh Air, All Things Considered … as soon as I hear the first few notes of these programs’ theme music I get sprung. Yeah, I’m weird. And don’t get me started on Sylvia Poggioli! Every time she speaks I go weak in the knees. I do love my [...]
Wow, what a man of God!I'm re-reading portions of the book "Spiritual Leadership" by J. Oswald Sanders. What a great book. Seriously.There's a portion from the book about Martin Luther that just stirred my heart... and I wanted to share it with you."Martin Luther was among the most fearless men who ever lived. When he set out on his journey to Worms to face the questions and the controversies his teaching had created, he said, 'You can expect from me everything save fear or recantation. I shall no flee, much less recant.' His friends warned of the dangers; some begged him not to go. But Luther would no hear of it. 'Not go to Worms!' he said. 'I shall go to Worms through there were as many devils as tiles on the foods.'
When Luther appeared there before the court of Emperor Charles V, he was shown a stack of his writings and called upon to recant. Luther replied, 'Unless I can be instructed and convinced with evidence from the Holy Scriptures or with open, clear, and distinct
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.By Karen Cole PeraltaWord Count: 3,500The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., (January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968) was a man given a googolplex of titles from a wide variety of sources, including many world human rights organizations and grateful American southern universities. But his original name was much shorter.Dr. King was originally named Michael King on his birth certificate, but his father, who was also named Michael King, had a mission in mind for him. So the elder King changed both their names to Martin Luther King - and the birth documents were appropriately switched around - so his son could be called "Junior." Some people say they were both actually named Michael Luther King, so it wasn’t that much of a “stretch.”When the Rev. Dr. Mart
Received via emailMartin Luther King, Jr.'s Niece Takes Pro-Life Stance The following is excerpted from http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2007/09/20/news/porter_county/doc9789ac223bfab3c98625735c00051b6b.txt "When we say we're pro-choice, we're saying we're pro-murder," an advocate against abortion told an audience of about 50 on Thursday at Valparaiso University School of Law. Alveda King, a former member of the Georgia state Legislature and the niece of Martin Luther King Jr. promoted abstinence and adoption as alternatives to what she called "womb lynching" of unborn children. She encouraged efforts in state legislatures to reduce abortions. A woman can do what she wants with her body, King said. "The baby is not her body. That's not a blob of tissue, that's a person." King claimed the abortion industry is targeting African-Americans, saying that more than one-third of an estimated 49 million abortions since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decis
“Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice. Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 – 68) U.S. civil rights leader and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the...
“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.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 – 68) U.S. civil rights leader and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
Both men have used the truth to spark reform of a corrupt system. Martin Luther went after the Catholic Church and Ron Paul is taking on our bloated, out of control government. Martin Luther used the Gutenberg Press. Ron Paul is using the internet. Read the rest and you decide.
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The oldest child of civil rights leader the Reverend Martin Luther King Junior has died. Steve Klein, a spokesman for the King Center, says Yolanda Denise King died Tuesday night in Santa Monica, California at the age of 51. Klein says the family does not yet know the cause of death but thinks it might have been a heart problem. King was born in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, and was just an infant when her home was bombed during the turbulent civil rights era. As an actress, she has appeared in numerous films and even played Rosa Parks in the 1978 miniseries “King.” She also appeared in “Ghosts of Mississippi” and founded a production company called Higher Ground Productions. She was also an author and advocate for peace and nonviolence.
She is survived by her sister, the Reverend Bernice King; two brothers, Martin Luther King III and Dexter Scott King; and an extended family. The family says in a statement that arrangements will be announced later. Her death co
"Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary"Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 - 68) U.S. civil rights leader and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
Today marks the 39th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis while supporting the efforts of sanitation workers to achieve dignity and better working conditions. He has been dead as long as he was alive. 39 years.In that relatively short, Jesus-like lifespan, he accomplished so much. From the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, he was there in the lead of a nonviolent army. He reluctantly took on the role of public leadership of the Montgomery bus boycott triggered by the arrest of Rosa Parks in 1955; he so eloquently expressed his -- and Black America's -- dream in August 1963; he just as eloquently, but not so well publicized, expressed the nightmare that was reality after four young girls were killed in the terroristic bombing of a Birmingham church later in 1963. King connected the dots between a fall-off in federal budgetary support for President Johnson's War on Poverty and his escalation of the war in Vietnam. W
“Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other; they don't know each other because they can not communicate; they can not communicate because they are separated.”Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 – 68) U.S. civil rights leader and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
“We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.”Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 – 68) U.S. civil rights leader and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
1. Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta on January 15, 1929. His real name was Michael not Martin Luther. Michael was decided that ‘Martin Luther’ had a more prominent ring, and he never legally changed his name. Martin Luther King Jr Day is always celebrated on the third Monday in January.
2. Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested 30 time in the act of peaceful protesting.
3. King had a role model - Indian leader Mohandas Gandhi.
4. Martin Luther received the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 35 for leading none violent civil right demonstrations in 1964.
5. King went to college at age 15.
6. Martin Luther King got 20 Doctorate degrees.
7. King was a Baptist priest.
8. King was first black American to be honored as Man of the Year in Time magazine.
9. August 28, 1963. At the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his speech “I Have a Dream” to over 250,000 people. Famous words: ‘I have a dream that my four little children will one day l
President Bush Participates in Volunteer Service Event on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, FULL STREAMINNG VIDEO, Cardozo High School, Washington, D.C. 10:52 A.M. EST. THE PRESIDENT: This has been my honor to be here. One of the things that Mrs. King wanted was for MLK Day to be a day of service. It is not a day off, but it's a day on. PODCAST FOR THIS ARTICLE. And so I'm here at Cardozo High School to thank the hundreds of people who have showed up to serve the country by volunteering.And right here in the library were with a group of folks who are sending post cards to folks who have been affected by Katrina, cards of hope, an opportunity for a citizen here to say to somebody in the New Orleans area, we care about you, people are thinking about you -- and all in the hopes of lifting somebody's spirit.And so I not only want to thank the folks involved in this project, and thank the Attorney General for volunteering, but I encourage people all around the country to seize any opportunity
Yes, he was a Republican. Among with most black voters in those days. The Republican's were the Party of Lincoln and Civil Rights. If it weasnot for Senator Dirkson from Illinois, the Civil Rights Lwas would never have been passed....
On this day, the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I've been spending some time reading about his life and teachings, and listening to excerpts from his most notable speeches and sermons.While again reading his April 16, 1963,letter from the Birmingham jail, I was struck by the timelessness of his words and found myself wondering what he would think of the churches of 2007.In the selection below, where he uses the term "Negro," substitute a description of any oppressed group -- women (still second-classes citizens in most mainstream churches), gays, lesbians, transgendered persons -- and you will see that his words are as relevant and accurate nearly 47 years later as the day he wrote them. We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Frankly, I have yet to engage in a direct action campaign that was "well timed" in the view of those who have not suffered unduly from the disease of segregation
As a teacher, I've taught about Martin Luther King every year since I started teaching about 13 years ago. I must say that of all the different birthdays commemorating American heroes, I, as well as my students, get most emotional for MLK's. I think it has to do with the simplicity of his message, men should be judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin, combined with his personal courage and the now near-universally accepted justness of his cause, racial equality under the law, that appeals to people across the age and racial spectrum-and it should; he was a great man.
I won't make any political or cultural points today; let's just celebrate Martin Luther King, be proud of the progress we've made, and conscious of anything we need to clean up.
UPDATE: This is from 2006, but I figure it would be worth reposting.
It’s a few weeks after MLK Day, but Zach and I took a little time last weekend to respond to some of the things we heard from others in response to MLK Day.
We’d love to hear your reaction to our thoughts and the things we’ve heard from others. Be sure to email us.
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“So, I say to you, seek God and discover him and make him a power in your life. Without him all of our efforts turn to ashes and our sunrises into darkest night. Without him, life is a meaningless drama with the decisive scenes missing. But with him, we are able to rise from the fatigue of despair to the buoyancy of hope. With him, we are able to rise from the midnight of desperation to the daybreak of joy.“St. Augustine was right: we were made for God and we will be restless until we find our rest in him. Love yourself, if that means rational, healthy and moral self-interest. You are commanded to do that. That is the length of life. Love your neighbour as you love yourself: you are commanded to do that. That is the breadth of life. But never forget, there is a first and even greater commandment: Love the Lord your God with all thy heart, and all thy soul, and all thy mind. This is the height of life. When you do this, you live the complete life.”Martin Luther King Jr.CAPTION: Ma
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2007, A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America, Martin Luther King Jr. January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968, I Have a Dream Address at March on Washington, FULL STREAMING VIDEO. August 28, 1963. Washington, D.C. MLK, Public Domain Clip Art PODCAST FOR THIS ARTICLE. On the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, Americans honor the memory of a man who stirred the conscience of a Nation. We also recommit ourselves to the dream to which Dr. King devoted his lifean America where the dignity of every person is respected; where people are judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character; and where the hope of a better tomorrow is in every neighborhood.When Martin Luther King, Jr., came to our Nation's Capital in the summer of 1963, he came to inspire America and to call on our citizens to live up to the principles of our founding. His dream spread a message of hope, justice, and brotherhood that took h
President Bush Attends Ceremonial Groundbreaking of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, National Mall, Washington, D.C. 10:07 A.M. EST. In Focus: African-American History THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. I'm honored to join you today in today's ceremony. I'm proud to dedicate this piece of our Nation's Capital to the lasting memory of a great man.We have gathered in tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, to the ideals he held and to the life he lived. Dr. King showed us that a life of conscience and purpose can lift up many souls. And on this ground, a monument will rise that preserves his legacy for the ages. Honoring Dr. King's legacy requires more than building a monument; it required the ongoing commitment of every American. So we will continue to work for the day when the dignity and humanity of every person is respected, and the American promise is denied no one.This project has been over a decade in the making, and I thank those who have
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Martin Luther King Jr. January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968, I Have a Dream Address at March on Washington, FULL STREAMING VIDEO. August 28, 1963. Washington, D.C Privacy & Security Notice The DoD Imagery Server is provided as a public service by the American Forces Information Service. (High Resolution Image).The Defense Visual Information Directorate. Information presented on DoD Imagery Server is considered public information. (High Resolution Image).except where noted for government and military users logged into restricted areas) and may be distributed or copied. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested. (High Resolution Image).About Images on DefenseLINK, All of these files are in the public domain unless otherwise indicated.However, we request you credit the photographer/videographer as indicated or simply "Department of Defense."Generally speaking, works created by U.S. Government employees are not eligible for copyright protection in the United States. See Circ
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Today, January 15th is the national observance of Martin Luther King's birthday. Of course, we in America know the significance of this day and what he did in his life not to get the wheels in motion for equality for African-Americans, but for all people.Let's also remember the countless men, women and children who lost their lives in a turbulent period in American society for the quest of equality and the "Dream".If you have chance, take a moment of your day, reflect, look back at all you have got & sometimes how different things can be. Society may still not be perfect, but it could be a lot worse.However, it could be better and there's still work to be done.The clip above is Martin Luther King's, "I Have a Dream" speech, which is easily the best, influential and possibly inspirational speech ever done. Thank you Dr. King for all that you did throughout your short life.
Martin Luther King's, "I Have A Dream Speech"
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Martin Luther King Day is an important day to a great deal of people. It represents something. What does it represent to you? Martin Luther King had a dream. Has it been fulfilled? It seems to me that there is a great divide between all races. We seem to dislike those who are different from us. What can you do personally to make a difference? Forgive. Yes, forgive! Forgive others for being different than you! Not that they don't have that right to be different, but you need to forgive them for it in your own heart. So that you can let it go and accept them. There needs to be forgiveness! However, this may be more difficult than it sounds. It will take commitment and determination on your part. Imagine a world where we didn't look at each other with hate and disgust just because we looked a little different or had different beliefs?!If it weren't for differences the world would be bland. We wouldn't have all of the wonderful inventions and ideas. We all color our world! Every single
Martin Luther King and LBJ. Description: Martin Luther King, Jr. at the White House with Lyndon Johnson, March 18, 1966. By Yoichi Okamoto. Keywords: civil rights, Credit: Lyndon Baines Johnson Library. High Resolution ImageWhite House Photo by Yoichi Okamoto is Public Domain. Generally speaking, works created by U.S. Government employees are not eligible for copyright protection in the United States. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" from the U.S. Copyright Office.About the photographer: Yoichi Okamoto (1915-1985)Born in Yonkers, New York, Yoichi Okamoto was educated at Colgate University. After serving as a still-and motion-picture photographer in the U.S. Army in World War II, he headed the Army's Signal Corps's photo office in occupied Austria and then worked briefly as a photographer for a newspaper in Syracuse, New York. Mr. Okamoto then joined the United States Information Agency (USIA) serving as staff photographer in USIA posts in Germany and Austria, and eventually as chi
MARTIN LUTHER, protestantismens fader, spikade sina 95 teser om avlaten på slottskyrko-porten i Wittenberg den 31 oktober 1517. Efter reformationens start för 489 år sedan har kristenheten ”decentraliserats” ut till 9,000 eller kanske rentav 33,000 samfund beroende på hur man räknat. DAVE ARMSTRONG, själv protestantisk apologet under 10 år, innan han konverterade till den katolska kyrkan, ägnar Luther stor uppmärksamet. Imponerande är hans produktion! Index page ut för artiklar om Protestantism. Dave Armstrong skriver självfallet gärna om alla protestantismens samfund. - SVERIGE har 59 samfund, och globalt finns det åtminstone 9,000 samfund.REFLEKTION Martin Luther och Dave Armstrong är i olika mån inspirerande utmanare för kristenheten. Vi behöver flera apologeter i den protestantiska och svenska världen. Vi behöver re-formation av den kristenhet som - med modernismen och postkristen-domens era – alltmera tappar grund och gräns för den kristna trons autenticitet och
Martin Luther King Jr, one of the most influential speakers and Civil Rights leader to ever exist, was assassinated exactly forty years ago today. To commemorate his tragic demise, people from all over the state are marching to the Lorraine Motel where he was shot at the age of 39. ...
