Today we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I know there are those who will ask, "how long will it take? How long until the dream is fulfilled? How long until our destination is reached?
But, like Dr. king, we must continue to march on.
we march on toward the realization of the american dream. we are not diverted by those who would deny opportunity based on what we look like or where we came from or who would deny equality based on who we love.
He would probably be disappointed to see all of the racial profiling and police brutality towards African Americans after everything he did.
ReplyDeleteEven though we've come so far, I agree with Yasmine. Especially with the police violence, and in connection with African Americans, racial discrimination is still a prevalent part of our society, whether we consciously acknowledge it or not.
ReplyDeleteIt is important to acknowledge that while we have come far we still have major hurdles to overcome before we can say that we are in a post racial society.
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