MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY SPECIAL
Deloris Blakeley, the "honorary mayor" of Harlem, leads an "Occupy the Dream" protest march. (Photo from UK Daily Mail)
FROM CALIFORNIA TO CAIRO: DEMONSTRATORS AROUND THE WORLD MOVE TO OCCUPY THE DREAM OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. IN THEIR MOVEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE 99%.
(UK Daily Mail)
U.K.’s Daily Mail highlights worldwide candlelight vigils as King’s dream of racial justice and world peace is put on the streets and the newspaper provides a gallery of these meetings and a brief commentary on the intersection of the Occupy and civil rights movements.
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“THE GREATEST PURVEYOR OF VIOLENCE IN THE WORLD TODAY.”
(The Progressive )
Matthew Rothschild recalls this utterance of MLK in 1967, in discussing the U.S. involvement in the Viet Nam conflict. As Rothschild watches an NFL playoff game and observes the heavily militaristic pageantry, he reflects that MLK’s words are as apt today as they were then, with U.S. troops stationed in 177 countries around the globe.
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WHAT DO FOLKS IN HOUSTON DO ON AN MLK WEEKEND?
(Houston Chronicle)
With no work for many of them on Monday, some congregate at bars and home gatherings for beer and Buffalo chicken wings to watch the playoff NFL game involving the Texans. Others disdain professional football and go shopping. While the Chronicle article doesn’t mention it, probably most will be chilling out or sobering up on the day to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK, who’s that?)
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CHICAGO: HOW’S THIS FOR AN MLK DREAM: A RADIO SPORTS TALK SHOW WITH MALE AND FEMALE CO-HOSTS, BOTH AFRICAN-AMERICAN?
(Chicago Defender)
WVON FM radio unveils this scenario in pairing a male former sound engineer for the station with an attractive female co-host. The Chicago Defender, ever-ready to report black American success stories, runs this “good news” story about the lives of two black Americans.
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SOUTH FLORIDIANS KNOW HOW TO PARTY ON MLK DAY.
(Miami Herald)
Miami Herald reports on activities in Broward and Miami-Dade counties that range from keeping the out-of-school kids entertained at Jungle Island to a “day of service” including such activities as tree-planting and beautification of Florida City—-and of course the inevitable MLK Day parade.
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Quote of the day…
It appears that Occupy Wall Street’s new Black affiliate is also in “lock-step” with the corporate Democrat in the White House, whose administration has funneled trillions of dollars to Wall Street and greatly expanded U.S. theaters of war.
Glen Ford, commenting on speeches at an “Occupy the Dream” rally that demonstrate effort of Obama campaign to “co-opt” the Occupy movement.
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On MLK day, our likely GOP presidential candidate stands with Kris Kobach, the author of Arizona’s and Alabama’s racist immigration laws, at a campaign event in South Carolina.
Just watch these conservative politicians run around mouthing their commitment to “civil rights” in the same breath that they deny the civil rights of gay Americans and women.
Do they even understand what the term civil rights means?
In the 21st Century the Southern states still intend to try hard to hold on to the WRONGS from the past. Discrimination still exists but we must keep fighting for equality. Don’t speculate — participate and stand up & be heard.