45 Years Ago...Today: "I Have A Dream!"

Forty-five years ago today, Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. In those 45 years, much has changed for the good. Unfortunately, though, not "all" has changed for the good.

Today, many people still are judged not by the quality of their contributions to society and the workplace, but still by their race and the color of their skin.


It would have been unrealistic to expect the world to change to such a point that all people would have advanced beyond race and color. But certainly in 2008, one would expect that qualified men and women could apply for jobs and be considered purely on their qualifications, i.e. they would not be excluded solely because of their race.

Indeed a greater "education" is needed than teaching people about fairness and about following the law! Laws may be implemented to stop people from "trying" to discriminate against others because of race and color. But until the SPIRIT of the law is applied forcefully by all corporations, individual workers will continue to circumvent the laws and skirt the issues of what is right and fair.

Once again...we all have to learn about "SPIRIT"....whether it is within the indvidual or within the corporation.

Until the SPIRIT of the Civil Rights law, too, is promoted by corporations, no real changes will occur.

Please enjoy, once again, MLK's powerful, "I Have A Dream Speech!" by clicking, or cutting and pasting, this link:

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

Let's celebrate the fact that despite all the work that still needs to be done, we have come very far as a nation!



Tonight as I write this, I await Senator Barack Obama's acceptance of the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. This is the first such nomination for an African-American in either one of the two major political parties in the United Sates.

Eventually, I believe "SPIRIT," too, will triumph everywhere!




Namaste',

Che'