What Martin Luther King Jr.’s Prophetic Words Tell Us About This Moment

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Fast forward five decades. President-elect Biden will take office this week and will attempt to lead a deeply polarized country after defeating a racist president in a secure and fair election. Across the country, many people want to heal our political divisions and create a shared sense of common purpose. I want that too. But that does not mean that we can sacrifice or set back the fight for racial equality in a “spirit of reconciliation.” Because that would be neither real nor lasting.

It took George Floyd’s murder in cold blood in front of the world at the hands of police and the protests that followed for many white people to internalize what King was saying in this letter. And it should serve as a reminder for people like me who support the Black Lives Matter movement and even for those who do not yet support the movement, but who still realize the sickness that American racism produces: Our work is not done.

This January feels like a good time to reckon with King’s fair and honest critique of the nation he loved and was trying to help perfect. To read it in the wake of a year like 2020 and a day like January 6 is haunting. The very real dangers that Dr. King gave voice to remain with us today. There is no “moving on” from a violent attack on the very idea of a multiracial democracy.

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Name just 1 news outlet that isn't a disservice to everyone by REFUSING to admit or publish 'The gov is a tyrant ruling class (supremacy) that doesn't obey the people and instead arbitrarily and immorally rules them all'. Go ahead, I'll wait.

Remember Kamala Harris raised money to have demonstrators that ruined black owned businesses, ruined black lives and killed police officers released will be your VP. Bad choice for Harris and a bad choice for us.

Hmmm. _____ This country and world would be altogether DIFFERENT ... without Dr. King ... MLKDay2021 MLKJr MLKDayofService

Stop posting black & white photos of him like he lived in the 1800s.

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FATHER, PLEASE help us examine ourselves this day... 'If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?' PLEASE CHECK YOUR OWN HEART BECAUSE GOD IS LOOKING AT IT!

'OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN' On this very special day, please let us examine ourselves & expose us to ourselves. Open our eyes so we will see who we truly are! Please check your heart because GOD is looking at it!!! Thank You DR. KING!!!

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That he’s a socialist and major outlets never talk about it.

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