Joan
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Retired nurse. Music lover and Bimpie to my grandchildren
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Happy MLK Jr. Day, my friends. In 1968, Dr. King spoke the following words, which are equally true today:
"The nation is sick. Trouble is in the land; confusion all around.... But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars."
We must find & feed the points of light.
"The nation is sick. Trouble is in the land; confusion all around.... But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars."
We must find & feed the points of light.
January 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Happy MLK Jr. Day, my friends. In 1968, Dr. King spoke the following words, which are equally true today:
"The nation is sick. Trouble is in the land; confusion all around.... But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars."
We must find & feed the points of light.
"The nation is sick. Trouble is in the land; confusion all around.... But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars."
We must find & feed the points of light.
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“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Dr. Martin Luther King
January 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Dr. Martin Luther King
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Nancy Pelosi, who is skipping Trump's inauguration, offers this message today on MLK:
“On this National Day of Service, we must refuse to accept despair by carrying on Dr. King's legacy of hope and recommitting our fight to secure the blessings of liberty for every American."
“On this National Day of Service, we must refuse to accept despair by carrying on Dr. King's legacy of hope and recommitting our fight to secure the blessings of liberty for every American."
January 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Nancy Pelosi, who is skipping Trump's inauguration, offers this message today on MLK:
“On this National Day of Service, we must refuse to accept despair by carrying on Dr. King's legacy of hope and recommitting our fight to secure the blessings of liberty for every American."
“On this National Day of Service, we must refuse to accept despair by carrying on Dr. King's legacy of hope and recommitting our fight to secure the blessings of liberty for every American."
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"For those who feel like today cannot be a celebration, let it instead be a reminder of what King stood for. Facing down campaigns to stain his character and threats to his life, King chose action."
Read more from SPLC President and CEO Margaret Huang: bit.ly/4jpzI7q
#MLKDay2025
Read more from SPLC President and CEO Margaret Huang: bit.ly/4jpzI7q
#MLKDay2025
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.’s call for economic justice
The following guest post was written for Daily Kos by Margaret Huang, president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
“Let us rise-up tonight with a greater readiness. Let us stand with ...
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January 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"For those who feel like today cannot be a celebration, let it instead be a reminder of what King stood for. Facing down campaigns to stain his character and threats to his life, King chose action."
Read more from SPLC President and CEO Margaret Huang: bit.ly/4jpzI7q
#MLKDay2025
Read more from SPLC President and CEO Margaret Huang: bit.ly/4jpzI7q
#MLKDay2025
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"Dr King's dream was costly.
It was a pearl of greatest price.
It was worth his life to him.
Is it worth our lives to us?
There is much work we need to do today if we want to rightly begin to honor the man and the dream.
We cannot celebrate Martin Luther King Jr's life without fully grieving..."
It was a pearl of greatest price.
It was worth his life to him.
Is it worth our lives to us?
There is much work we need to do today if we want to rightly begin to honor the man and the dream.
We cannot celebrate Martin Luther King Jr's life without fully grieving..."
We can't celebrate Martin Luther King Jr's life, honor his memory, mourn his passing, or continue his work, without actively and loudly resisting Donald Trump and his party.
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#MLKDay
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January 20th: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream and Donald Trump's MAGA Nightmare.
The second inauguration of Donald Trump falling on Martin Luther King Jr.
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January 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"Dr King's dream was costly.
It was a pearl of greatest price.
It was worth his life to him.
Is it worth our lives to us?
There is much work we need to do today if we want to rightly begin to honor the man and the dream.
We cannot celebrate Martin Luther King Jr's life without fully grieving..."
It was a pearl of greatest price.
It was worth his life to him.
Is it worth our lives to us?
There is much work we need to do today if we want to rightly begin to honor the man and the dream.
We cannot celebrate Martin Luther King Jr's life without fully grieving..."