Hello everyone. I've been on an unintentional hiatus. Sometimes life gets to people and they neglect certain things. I am back. Today I had the opportunity of hearing the poet Nikki Giovanni speak at Kennesaw State University for Dr. King's birthday. She said many things that made me think about how far Black people have come, from being wrenched out of Africa, to being here in the USA in 2012.
I have had plenty of time to be pensive about this. This is what the Dr. King holiday means to me. To me, it isn't just some day off in the middle of January. As an African-American male, it means something to me. As a human being, it means alot to me. I think about my life now, and what it would have been like 50 or 60 years ago. I can eat anywhere I want, live anywhere I want, I can vote, I don't have to put up with being called "boy". To me, it is about being able to live as a human being. It is about being treated as a human being. That is what Dr. King's birthday means to me.
I have had plenty of time to be pensive about this. This is what the Dr. King holiday means to me. To me, it isn't just some day off in the middle of January. As an African-American male, it means something to me. As a human being, it means alot to me. I think about my life now, and what it would have been like 50 or 60 years ago. I can eat anywhere I want, live anywhere I want, I can vote, I don't have to put up with being called "boy". To me, it is about being able to live as a human being. It is about being treated as a human being. That is what Dr. King's birthday means to me.
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