Happy Martin Luther King Celebration!

 It's another Martin Luther King Jr Day in America! I have been alive as long as the first city held celebrations in places like St. Louis back in 1971 and am proud to say that I took part in the campaigning back in 1992 to get MLK day recognized by the state of Arizona. Surprisingly AZ was NOT the last state to adopt the holiday. They beat out New Hampshire (1999) and Utah (2000) who were the last two states to adopt the holiday.

We are in the midst of a lot of issues as a people. #BlackLivesMatter is the catch phrase of the day as over the past decade (and more) Black people have been wrongfully killed by the police and other (racist/bigot) citizens.  These are hard and emotional times, but let's not forget how much we have gained even as we acknowledge how much further we need to go.

I hope that wherever you may be, that you would take a moment to reflect on the movement that Dr. King was a part of. He was not the only person to take on this charge, but he is the most remembered for having had the greatest impact across color lines.  Like him or not, he was the face of the Negro movement that became what Black people today have as a legacy.