Rembering Martin Luther King's Message
Friday, January 17, 2014
by Liz Smith
We are taking today off, in memory of the late Martin Luther King. I know that’s not possible for everybody. Many of you have to work, even on this national holiday.
But what we all can do is remember the assassinated civil rights leader’s message of peace and hope and equality for all men. I hear so often that we live in a “post-racial” society. And the election of Barack Obama to the presidency — twice! — is proof positive of that. Sadly, Obama’s presence in the White House has revealed a still-deep racial schism. Deny it if you want to. I don’t and can’t.
Yes, things are improving. But Martin Luther King’s dream of transformation has yet to awaken America fully. We’re still dreaming. Someday, maybe, Martin Luther King’s sacrifice will be fully realized in a genuinely “post-racial” world.
In the meantime, we can all try a little harder to curb our own creeping prejudices, recognize them in others, and work to make a great dream come true.
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