Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.
Albert Camus, (1913 -- 1960), author, philosopher
Pete Seeger shows how we can over come the incredible odds.
I highly recommend “Pete Seeger: The Power of Song.” This is a wonderfully done documentary on the power of music and one man’s ability to unite and fight ongoing ignorance.
He is amazing. I bet you didn’t know that after Martin Luther King Jr. met with Seeger and watched perform the mid-1950s, King was inspired to use “We Shall Over Come.”
Last night on HBO, the "We Are One" special celebrating the coming inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, and who should be the penultimate performer, none other than Peter Seeger singing "This Land is Our Land," which he sang in the 1930s with Woody Guthrie during the depression. The dream has the potential of coming true everyone, finally.
Showing posts with label martin luther king jr. Show all posts
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Monday, January 19, 2009
Friday, April 04, 2008
On The Mark -- You Can't Make This Stuff Up
The L.A. City Council seriously considered a proposal to institute a 40-hour moratorium on murder to coincide with the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The moratorium was directed to the ever growing and fierce gangs in the city. The idea, strongly supported by some council members -- unbelievably -- was to convince the gangs to stop killing each other for a day and a half in honor of Dr. King.
My guess is that most of the gang members would say, "who?" I'd also guess that if there were a map drawn that showed where gang-related murders occurred in the past year, there would be a lot of dots on or alongside Martin Luther King Blvd.
Can you believe elected officials wasted time even discussing this proposal?
Besides, murder has been banned for one hell of a long time.
My guess is that most of the gang members would say, "who?" I'd also guess that if there were a map drawn that showed where gang-related murders occurred in the past year, there would be a lot of dots on or alongside Martin Luther King Blvd.
Can you believe elected officials wasted time even discussing this proposal?
Besides, murder has been banned for one hell of a long time.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
From Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
“In all the work we do, our most valuable asset can be the attitude of self-examination. It is forgivable to make mistakes, but to stand fast behind a wall of self-righteousness and make the same mistake twice is not forgivable.”
Dale E. Turner
From Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
"I must make two honest confessions to you, my Christian and Jewish brothers. First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Councilor or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action"; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a "more convenient season." Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection."
You can read the rest of the letter at The Ethical Exhibitionist who receives a tip of the hat for posting this, or here read it at the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute
Dale E. Turner
From Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
"I must make two honest confessions to you, my Christian and Jewish brothers. First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Councilor or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action"; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a "more convenient season." Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection."
You can read the rest of the letter at The Ethical Exhibitionist who receives a tip of the hat for posting this, or here read it at the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute
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