A Reflection on Martin Luther King Jr.
I recently attended a roundtable discussion about King’s legacy. During the discussion, we watched a video that showed a different side of Martin Luther King Jr. His friends were interviewed and their comments and memories of him revealed a man who had many passions and someone who was quite the ladies man.
I was shocked to [...]
We’re All Just A Little Bit Racist
Racism in 2010 is not overt. It can’t be. Not all the time anyway. In order for it to survive, it has to thrive in the same places as intelligence, “free thought,” and open-mindedness. Racism in 2010 exists more in the form of “comedy” than anything else. It’s the little inappropriate things we do to [...]
Racism, Comedy, And Hope For Haiti
Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 at the age of 35, and continues to be the youngest male to ever win the prize. When he was assassinated on April 4, 1968 the world was robbed of the most effective human rights icons of the 20th century. As a powerful speaker [...]


