{"id":23927,"date":"2012-01-16T00:09:33","date_gmt":"2012-01-16T05:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foodiecitymom.com\/?p=15929"},"modified":"2023-05-11T07:48:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T11:48:21","slug":"martin-luther-king-day-2012-a-dream-realized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mominthecity.com\/martin-luther-king-day-2012-a-dream-realized\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Luther King Day 2012: A dream realized?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/center>When I was in grade school, my English teacher (Mr. Devencintes, I believe) gave the class an assignment to read a speech out loud in class. I chose Martin Luther King Jr.\u2019s \u201cI Have a Dream\u201d speech. I remember that I was so excited to recite it. I even dressed up like a man and I gave that speech at class. My classmates didn\u2019t really know what do with my performance. (I was the only Black student in the class. Everyone else in the class was White.) I remember Mr. Devencintes reaction though. While the kids giggled nervously, Mr. D. praised my choice and went on to talk about how Dr. King was one of the greatest orators of all time. I agree. As a \u201cdreamer\u201d by nature, I was drawn to Martin Luther King Jr. and the conviction of his words. I loved his speech then. I love it now.\n

You can find the exact text of the \u201cI Have a Dream\u201d speech transcribed from recordings at The U.S. Constitution Online<\/a>. It\u2019s almost 50 years later since the original speech and people often discuss whether Dr. King\u2019s dream has been realized. Many will point to the fact that we currently have a Black President of the United States (and Oprah!) and say an unequivocal \u201cyes\u201d. Personally, I think that a lot<\/strong> of progress has been made. However, I don\u2019t think that Dr. King\u2019s dream has been fulfilled and that he would be satisfied. His dream wasn\u2019t about the \u201cexceptions\u201d, it was about the whole. There are still so many areas where Black people still reside \u201cin the corners of American society\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Last week a mom blogger wrote a post about her uncomfortable experience being the only \u201cWhite Girl\u201d at a high profile predominately Black event. It was actually a really great, heartfelt post. (A sentence using the term \u201cghetto\u201d by one of her Black commenters made me livid, but that\u2019s another post.) Anyway, I could relate to the blogger\u2019s\u00a0 experience. I commented that \u201cI understand (her) experience of being the only one. From my personal experience, it just means that you have to work a bit harder to win people over. You get used to it if you put yourself in the situation enough times. Many Black people do just that.\u201d Here\u2019s the thing\u2026 I\u2019m cool with people period. I\u2019m human first<\/strong>. However, that doesn\u2019t mean that I don\u2019t notice the obvious lack of people of color when I have been involved in high profile institutions (schools, businesses, etc.) and events (work, social, blogging, etc.) or even in the media (offline and online).\u00a0 Has progress been made? Absolutely. Black people are still very much so \u201cin the corners\u201d of the centers of power in American society though, so the dream lives on. I\u2019m just really happy that people like Martin Luther King Jr. were willing to die for \u201call of God\u2019s children<\/strong>, black men and white men (and women!), Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics\u201d to live in our great nation. I\u2019m grateful to be a child of the dream\u2026<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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