On the third Monday of January, schools, federal offices and the like across America remain closed as we celebrate the birth, life and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
It is a time for the nation to remember the injustices that Dr. King fought; a time to remember his fight for the freedom, equality and dignity of all races and peoples; a time to remember the message of change through nonviolence. Although many people see this as “a day without work” or “a day away from school,” it is so much more than that; it is the celebration of equality, the celebration of freedom and the celebration of a truly inspiring individual.
Below is the full version of Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, which he delivered at the Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.) on Aug. 28, 1963.
@ “Junior in Jamaica” I don’t know if he has done a lot for the WORLD but I sure do know that he did a lot for the black community everywhere in this world.
Not to be redundant, but the dream is now a reality.
Rest in peace Martin Luther King Jr. and all the hard working people of the civil rights movement, every race, color, religion, ethnicity, creed, etc. that fought for everyone’s rights in America.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT EASIER FOR US! YOUR MEMORY LIVES ON IN ALL OF US!!!
Dukesman 2000, I assume you are a college graduate and that you have been in the service. I fear you don’t know what path to take next, and I want to push you away from that ex-con self-educated crimped-thinking, unloved-ever-by-a-good-woman vile entity, Judah aka Satan.
Dukesman 2000 you got good and strength in you. Go to law school You will find real satisfaction defending persons charged with crimes. Was the search warrant based on probable cause? Did they get the right address? Did they plant evidence? Did they accidently beat your client? There is a lotta fight and grace and satisfaction in being a criminal defense attorney. . . I know because I’ve been doing this for thirty years.
Only thang, when Judah’s parole agent comes to collect him up and put him back behind 4 walls, worry not. He is happy there, where his evil view of the world is confirmed every minute of the day. Let him poison the drug dealers and child beaters . You are better — and far younger than him — stay AWAY from him.
Dr.King knew he was going to be killed in the last moments. You can hear it in his words, . . .”"I won’t be here”.. .and you can see it in the pain in his face.
We have hope now and let us not be afraid of it.
I realized that in the United States of America, its not truly about a man’s work, its about a man’s symbolism.
While I do not want to denigrate the works of MLK, few niggas in here actually know what he’s done or not done…he’s just a symbol.
I’m afraid that this will be the same outcome for Obama: a symbol!
So keep popping your champagnes, not get educated and pop out illegitimate children. Whenever you want to prove your success, just point towards those symbols much like the flashy rims and the fur coat!
@Honolulu
What is your problem sis/brotha, lol? I thought this was about MLK, not me? I thought that MLK represented “peace” and “love” and all that good stuff, and his followers represented the same? I guess not. I knew that there was going to be at least one mental midget that was going to spaz out over this clown, MLK. The allure of King and Obama, which is why the white man links them incessantly, is that they both represent an assimilation into caucasian culture. They are put forth to let white people know that they will be allowed to get away with the most heinous crime in history. That is why MLK Day is a “holiday”, which is an abbreviation of the biblical term “holy day”. The white man uses him as the proverbial idol god and replays that ridiculous new world order; illuministic speech to put the masses, especially blacks, under mind control. He is a “symbol”, as “So What” said. A mirage. He represents nothing substantive other than idealism, which is why he is linked to a “Dream”. The scriptures tell you that “dreams lift up fools”.
As far as all that other nonsense about “parole officers” “drug dealers”, and “ex-cons”, lmao, there’s a saying that you learn more about someone based on what they assume then you learn about them when they actually speak according to knowledge. First off, how do you know who is “far younger than me”, lmao? Crazy negro, smh. I’m not even 30 years old, but the fact that you assume I’m older is a compliment, so thank you. I’m younger than the amount of time that you claim you’ve been a “lawyer” and you don’t show even a modicum of intellect or wisdom to reflect those years. Damn shame. I’ve never been locked up a day in my life, but I guess that shows how much disdain you have for the black males that have been locked up, “lawyer”, smh & lmao. That also proves that you house n*ggers have no intent of changing anything by engrafting yourselves into this system, because if you actually did change anything, you (like Al Shartongue and Jesse Jacka$$) would be out of a job. Then you might actually have to take your black a$$ back into that kitchen where you belong (if you’re a woman which I believe you must be), lol. Alot of you so-called “educated” negroes seem to feel very uncomfortable dealing with information, knowledge, and wisdom that wasn’t taught to you by a white man. Sad, but understandable because he is your daddy. No disrespect to you; but based on your writing style you must be either the dumbest lawyer in United States legal history, or you represent a complete and utter indictment of the judicial system.
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