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50 Years Ago

This past week Washington, DC remembered the 50 year anniversary of Martin Luther King's famous speech, "I Have A Dream".

A dream can be unreal and not reality, but, a dream can be a vision of what could/should be. In order for a dream to become reality, hard work and focus needs to be a constant effort - progress gets made one step at a time, and, if you don't continue to move forward, you, in fact, are moving backwards.

Martin Luther's dream was to have a reality where all people are viewed as equal and having equal rights in every aspect of life. While 50 years has seen great change, there is still work to be done ---

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As President Obama said this week while commemorating Martin Luther,

"To dismiss the magnitude of this progress — to suggest, as some sometimes do, that little has changed — that dishonors the courage and the sacrifice of those who paid the price to march in those years," Obama said. "Medgar Evers, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, Martin Luther King Jr. — they did not die in vain. Their victory was great.

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"But we would dishonor those heroes as well to suggest that the work of this nation is somehow complete. The arc of the moral universe may bend towards justice, but it doesn't bend on its own. To secure the gains this country has made requires constant vigilance, not complacency. Whether by challenging those who erect new barriers to the vote, or ensuring that the scales of justice work equally for all, and the criminal justice system is not simply a pipeline from underfunded schools to overcrowded jails, it requires vigilance."

What is your dream, and, how will you continue to work with constant vigilance towards that dream?

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