“We had to choose”, Clinton said.
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Advocate staff photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK – Rayne High School senior Whitley Larry reads during a Martin Luther King Jr.
While Marietta College was still in session today, numerous students, faculty and staff gathered to remember Martin Luther King Jr. and reflect on the role he has played in the lives of many.
We’ve come a long way and we still have a long way to go, but by trying to take on each day with the mentality that you’re going to improve someone else’s day, we can continue to make progress. “But what you can do is learn from history and not repeat it”, Walker said.
Through church services, many hope to strengthen ties in the community and work hand and hand to reduce violence.
Dr. King’s legacy isn’t just felt here, but all over the world.
While people have been distracted by TV reality shows and music “that tears down instead of uplifts”, many injustices have occurred and “we’re about to create right here in this civilized society the wild, wild west with guns”, said King’s daughter, the Rev. Bernice King. She says the day gives people an opportunity to look at the future in an optimistic way.
Many said we’re seeing the same issues we did in the 1960s, but City Councilman Ron Nirenberg said achieving the dream is not a destination, it’s a process, and it’s nice to know many San Antonians are working toward achieving equality. “We’re trying to raise up another generation of African Americans who can become teachers and educators, not just for the African American community but trained ON the African American community”, he says.
“We try to come every year and one of the reasons we come is it’s important to teach my sons’ about civil rights and human rights in general”, said Daniel Ayers, who attended Monday’s march.
“I’m excited to see such a wide and diverse group of people in one place to pay tribute to Dr. King”, said community activist Fidel Verdin, who was one of the program’s speakers.
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“We talk about inequality in our classroom quite a bit and ways that young people as nine, ten year-old people can actually work to fix inequality”, Maggiore said.
