Comments on: Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/remembering-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-2/ The Digital Magazine for the Young, Contemporary Woman of Color Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:39:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Greg Whitener http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/remembering-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11503 Greg Whitener Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:39:31 +0000 http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/remembering-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-2/#comment-11503 I marvel at what passes for "victory" and "triumph" with some of my people. You make a list of ills that plague the descendants of chattel slaves, but no accomplishments. ( Obama is not the descendant of slaves). If more brown faces in sports and entertainment is considered victory then you set a low standard for true achievement. Dr King confessed in his last years that he feared he was intergrating his people into a burning house. What has been accomplished if at the end of the day we are simply browner versions of those who invaded Iraq (again), abandoned New Orleans in its hour of need, support apartheid in Israel and try to starve Cuba into submission. He died during a struggle for human dignity in Memphis. He spoke out against the Vietnam War and the oppression and murder of poor brown people all over the globe. Forty years later we are less aware less conscious and less committed to rising above the chains of America than ever. I marvel at what passes for “victory” and “triumph” with some of my people. You make a list of ills that plague the descendants of chattel slaves, but no accomplishments. ( Obama is not the descendant of slaves). If more brown faces in sports and entertainment is considered victory then you set a low standard for true achievement. Dr King confessed in his last years that he feared he was intergrating his people into a burning house. What has been accomplished if at the end of the day we are simply browner versions of those who invaded Iraq (again), abandoned New Orleans in its hour of need, support apartheid in Israel and try to starve Cuba into submission. He died during a struggle for human dignity in Memphis. He spoke out against the Vietnam War and the oppression and murder of poor brown people all over the globe. Forty years later we are less aware less conscious and less committed to rising above the chains of America than ever.

]]> By: lo http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/remembering-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11494 lo Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:30:57 +0000 http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/remembering-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-2/#comment-11494 Amazing article. It truly speaks volume to my life and to everyone who aspires to make a difference. Amazing article. It truly speaks volume to my life and to everyone who aspires to make a difference.

]]> By: Alisha http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/remembering-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11488 Alisha Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:42:01 +0000 http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/remembering-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-2/#comment-11488 Great article! As I am a native and resident of Memphis, I just heard his daughter, Rev. Bernice King speak as they released a dove in his honor at the National Civil Rights Museum. She was awesome. Great article! As I am a native and resident of Memphis, I just heard his daughter, Rev. Bernice King speak as they released a dove in his honor at the National Civil Rights Museum. She was awesome.

]]> By: stokes http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/remembering-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11486 stokes Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:48:18 +0000 http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/remembering-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-2/#comment-11486 Awesome article... Well done. Awesome article…

Well done.

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