DREAMIN' NOT IN BLACK AND WHITE

photo by U.S. Embassy New Delhi

Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy was celebrated yesterday.  There is no shortage of interesting tidbits about him and his story.  According to sources, King almost left out of his most famous speech, the 'I Have a Dream' bit, if not for "a remark shouted by gospel singer and King friend Mahalia Jackson . . . ' Tell them about the dream, Martin! ' "   she called to him.      story                         

Principle in the type:  "Civility in society is achieved when the majority of people do what is moral because they believe they should, not because they are compelled by law or by police force."      Wilford W. Andersen     

LOVE REIGNS

photo by Spencer Means

"Although my grandfather and the other victims died at the hands of hate, this is proof --- everyone's plea for your soul is proof they lived in love and their legacies will live in love, so hate won't win," said Alana Simmons, who lost her grandfather, the Rev. Daniel Simmons in the Charleston, S.C. shooting.   ". . . hate doesn't win."   news link                          

Principle in the type:  "I have decided to stick with love.  Hate is too great a burden to bear."   Martin Luther King, Jr.