The blogosphere is abuzz with posts commemorating Dr. King, and applying his work to current problems. Here are some of our favorites.
At DMI Blog, Ezekial Edwards uses Dr. King's words as a touchstone to talk about the death penalty in New Jersey, and James Carmichael analyzes Democratic Presidential candidate John Edward's speech at the MLK commemoration held at Riverside Church in Harlem. You can watch a video of Senator Edwards' speech here or download an MP3.
Christopher Bracey at BlackProf uses the King holiday and his experience listening to Dr. King's speeches laid over beats as an opportunity to talk about race and culture. I'm not sure that I agree with his conclusions. I think he puts too much weight on one medium to convey everything he thinks needs conveying, rather than recognizing a Dr. King "mashup" for what it is - a great tool to bump up awareness and interest in Dr. King's work. Attitudes about race among the younger generation - which is the most diverse and most tolerant generation in the history of our country - also belie some of his conclusions about the effects of reality TV. Never the less, it is a thought provoking blog post that we highly recommend reading.
ACS Blog quotes Dr. King to make a valuable point about the relationship between our values as a nation, the opportunities of our citizens, and the public policy we pursue.
Facing South has 6 "surprising facts" about the King Holiday. I had a vague awareness of numbers 1 and 2. The rest are quite surprising.
What are you reading about Dr. King today?
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