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Martin Luther King, Jr. showboating in a pool match with local civil rights leader Al Raby. Chicago, 1966.
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Today, we celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King and their radical fight for justice and safety for Black lives.
As we celebrate MLK Day, we know we still have so much work to do in an America that continues to be a dangerous place for Black people, especially those who are poor, unhoused, transgendered, or those who refuse to “settle down” at the face of racism and white supremacy.
We shall overcome!
We shall overcome!
We shall overcome!
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“We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, (…) tied into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. We are made to live together because of the interrelated structure of reality.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in his last Christmas sermon 50 years ago.
“Why Obama NOW" if you don’t know, now you know. a must watchhh.
“We have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined … nonviolent pressure. It is a historical fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily.” ~ the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Letter from a Birmingham Jail“ (1963)
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“You deplore the demonstrations taking place , , , but your statement, I am sorry to say, fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations.
I am sure that none of you would want to rest content with the superficial kind of social analysis that deals merely with effects and does not grapple with underlying causes.“ ~ the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ”Letter from a Birmingham Jail“ (1963)
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Martin Luther King Jr. leading a procession of people to demonstrate against police treatment of voter rights demonstrators, Montgomery, Alabama, Declan Haun, March 17, 1965
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Stephen Somerstein // Martin Luther King
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- im so pleased that i read this text when i did… its been in my library for years… or rather at the commencement of my journey for sure either gifted or a charm picked up in a bin somewhere. i really needed to read this book at this time in my life, it was a lovely reminder to keep a positive outlook & meditation as often as possible & the most high is so ever abundant despite suffering experienced. bhakti tirtha swami is the definition of dope… it was interesting to read the perspective of a devout spiritualist who also had consciousness of himself as a black king. his dedication & determination to his path was truly inspiring. highly suggest that anyone with even a mild interest in spirituality read this text. for sure one of my new favorite pisces.
- i would suggest purchasing this text. it’s a book I would want my children to read.
Read Alana Semuel’s fascinating look at the much looked-over period during the late 19th century when blacks and whites in the U.S. South lived near each other. Read ‘Segregation Had to Be Invented’
Vice President Mike Pence compared Trump’s push for a border wall to Dr. King’s message. No sir.
Throwback Thursday to this first edition of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Stride Towards Freedom, published by Harper & Row in 1958.
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Inspiring words to remember today. Here are more of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most inspiring quotes.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day; a day ON, not a day OFF.
STRENGTH
“Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.” - Maya Angelou
The Strength card denotes someone who is filled with quiet, graceful strength. This is not the loud and boisterous power that most people think of when they think of the word ‘strong’– but a more subdued calm that comes from being able to tame the beasts in life and find the courage to manage one’s anxiety and fear. This card asks us to fight back with confidence and love, overcome our self-doubt and believe in oneself. The Bible verse “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil” keeps coming to mind when I think of this card; when it shows up in your reading it points to having what you need inside of yourself to face down any evil like that.
::Who’s Who On This Card::
1.Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III from How To Tame Your Dragon - Despite being raised by a bunch of macho Vikings, Hiccup himself was more gentle and instead of fighting and killing a dragon, he befriended one. This card often reminds us that the best way to get rid of an enemy is to make him your friend. If we can befriend our metaphorical dragons, we’re halfway to doing what others might think impossible.
2.Buffy Summers from Buffy - Buffy might have been outwardly superhero strong, but by the series finale of the show, she also radiated inner strength which helped her inspire a new generation of slayers. She had to face many of her fears, doubts and anxieties, but she was able to lead everyone into the final battle with the bravery and confidence it took to truly own her power.
3.The Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz - When the Cowardly Lion first appears in the movie, he is only pretending to be scary but inside is filled with a lot of self-doubt and fears. Throughout the movie though, he learns to believe in himself and his love for his friends builds up that inner strength and frees him from his fear until he is given a medal from the Wizard proving his bravery. Overcoming those obstacles, like he does in the movie, in order to be able to become more confident and inwardly powerful is often denoted by this card.
4.Greta Thunberg - Greta may have started her global warming activism work when she was only a teenager, but her spirit was unshakeable when taking a stand against some of the biggest down-right villains of this world. This mastering of a situation through compassion and confidence in the truth is very much displayed in this card’s meaning.
5.Martin Luther King Jr - Martin Luther King Jr was a symbol during the Civil Rights era of nonviolent protest, the kind that stemmed from love and compassion for his fellow man and showed the strength he had in his unshakeable resolve. He was able to deal calmly with his anger. As he once said, “Only through an inner spiritual transformation do we gain the strength to fight vigorously the evils of the world in a humble and loving spirit.”
6.Moana from Moana - Even though Te Fiti appeared threatening in her lava goddess Te Ka form, Moana walked towards that danger, kindly and patiently restoring the heart of Te Fiti, until Te Kā transformed peacefully into Te Fiti. Through her own resolve and compassion, Moana demonstrated that love can transform what others may see as a terrifying monster into a more gentle soul. That gentle control over the obstacles in one’s path is what the Strength card guides us towards when it appears in a reading.
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Dr. King spoke out against the genocide of Native Americans
by: Albert BenderDespite the yearly celebrations of Martin Luther King Day and African American History Month, it is probably little known what the great freedom fighter had to say about the horrific mistreatment of Native Americans by the U.S. In his 1963 book, “Why We Can’t Wait,” writing about the origins of racism in this country, King strongly condemned the historic injustices inflicted on Native people. He wrote the following:
“Our nation was born in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original American, the Indian, was an inferior race. Even before there were large numbers of Negroes on our shores, the scar of racial hatred had already disfigured colonial society. From the sixteenth century forward, blood flowed in battles of racial supremacy. We are perhaps the only nation which tried as a matter of national policy to wipe out its Indigenous population. Moreover, we elevated that tragic experience into a noble crusade. Indeed, even today we have not permitted ourselves to reject or feel remorse for this shameful episode. Our literature, our films, our drama, our folklore all exalt it.”
Woefully, Dr. King’s words still ring true to this very day in so many respects. But King’s poignant words on the tragic history of Native Americans are largely unknown in mainstream society.
Although King played the leading role on the cutting edge of the African American liberation struggle for social justice and equality, he was a fighter for all of the oppressed of this land. His birthday holiday this year brought to mind a story I was told years ago of how he assisted Native people in south Alabama in the late 1950s.
At that time the Poarch Band of Creek Indians were trying to completely desegregate schools in their area. The South has so many seemingly outlandish racial problems: In this case, light-complected Native children were allowed to ride school buses to previously all white schools, while dark-skinned Indian children from the same band were barred from riding the same buses.
Tribal leaders, upon hearing of King’s desegregation campaign in Birmingham, Ala., contacted him for assistance. He promptly responded and through his intervention the problem was quickly resolved.
Also, little known is that in the 1963 March on Washington there was a sizable Native American contingent, including many from South Dakota. Moreover, the civil rights movement inspired the Native American rights movement of the 1960s and many of its leaders. In fact, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) was patterned after the NAACP’s Legal Defense and Education Fund.
Re-reading Dr. King’s words I had to harken back in history to the fact that according to U.S. Census Bureau figures, by 1900 there were only 237,196 Native Americans left in the entire country - this from an original population that numbered in the tens of millions. In the words of one historian the outright massacres had ceased by then, simply “because there were just not that many Indians left to kill.” King rightly concluded that the genocide of American Indians was “national policy.” Indeed, on many reservations the story still circulates that as late as the 1890s a debate was held by the U.S. Congress to consider the outright military extermination of all remaining Native Americans. According to these accounts the only reason this nefarious plan was not carried out was because it would be too expensive.
But fast forwarding to the 21st century it must be seen that both the civil rights movement and the Native American rights movement have had a major impact on the U.S. and the world at large. Dr. King played an immeasurable role in these movements that roiled the status quo and marked a new stage of struggles that are ongoing to this day.
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