| On Monday January 21st, America celebrates Martin | | | | Rights Day? These people, as well as others that we |
| Luther King Jr. Day. And as this day is approaching I | | | | may not know by name, fought, struggled, was beaten |
| started to wonder if his dream is still alive today with | | | | and went to jail for the cause as well. I definitely don't |
| us or our children? With so much violence, degradation | | | | want to take this one and only day of recognition |
| and no worries of human life, it appears that we as | | | | away from this great African American man, but |
| Christian people have gotten away from teaching our | | | | instead of honoring one man, maybe we should think |
| children how we should stand together as people, | | | | about honoring all. Not as "African-Americans" but just, |
| support each other, respect each other and truly love | | | | "Americans". I don't know, just something else to think |
| one another. | | | | about... |
| We seem to have given up. Which is so far from | | | | "I have a Dream Speech" |
| what Dr. King stood for. Don't get me wrong, it's hard | | | | "I have a dream that my four little children will one day |
| raising God fearing children these days and I would | | | | live in a nation where they will not be judged by the |
| hope and pray that we teach our children how to live | | | | color of their skin, but by the content of their character. |
| right and do right by all people. But somehow with the | | | | I have a dream that one day every valley shall be |
| "hip-hop" generation of "bling-bling," fast times and | | | | exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the |
| violence, this dream has been lost. | | | | rough places will be made straight and the glory of the |
| I say, don't give up because the one thing that appears | | | | Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together. |
| to have brought our children together today is with | | | | I have a dream that one day on the red hills of |
| hip-hop and new age music that the 1960's music also | | | | Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of |
| accomplished in our day. Even though our generation | | | | former slave owners will be able to sit together at the |
| may not fully understand today's version, I believe Dr. | | | | table of brotherhood. I just want to do God's will. And |
| King's dream is in there somewhere... | | | | he's allowed me to go to the mountain. And I've looked |
| Another point to consider is that a lot of people | | | | over, and I've seen the promised land! I may not get |
| contributed to the civil rights movement. Malcolm X and | | | | there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we |
| Rosie Parks, and people of other races, to name a | | | | as a people will get to the promised land!" |
| few. Perhaps it would be a major step forward if we | | | | -Martin Luther King Jr. |
| changed the name of Martin Luther King Day to Civil | | | | |