You would think I have all these wonderful platitudes and clichés to say about this day. But the truth is I don’t really understand what this day is supposed to mean. MLK did many things to help society. He led the Montgomery bus boycott. He gave inspirational speeches. He, along with many others, led the country in the right direction. But the fact remains that even though we have this ‘day of celebration’ there are tons of things that still need to done. I don’t know what to think about any of it. MLK was a great man. But we still have people that think he was a trouble starting you know what. For the last thirty years, history has been revised and untaught, so many think he was a leader “only” for black folks. He was a leader for poor, the disenfranchised (look that up if you don’t know what that means), the unseen, and the ignored---black, white, brown, yellow or red. His next mission was to fight poverty which would really upset the balance of power in this country more so than the racial equality. I’m glad the country was blessed with this man. I guess that’s what I understand about this day.
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I am tried of all the black leaders in kentucky always fighting and supporting agendas that "symbolize" what MLK jr and others fought for. Example of this the fight to rename 22nd street to MLK jr. We already have a street named after MLK Jr in front of the federal Building (600 Dr Martin Luther King Pl, Louisville, 40202). If Black leadership in kentucky can ban together to try to fight for this "Symbol" of MLK jr that is not worth fighting for. Why can't they ban together and fight for an agenda that will rebuild the neighborhoods along 22nd, that would celebrate and/or represent what he and other stood for.
Antony
Why can't they do both? Why does it have to be one or the other?
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