Across the nation in honor of slain Civil Rights Leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, a Federal holiday, many American citizens are not only enjoying the day off from work, but many are also gearing up for Barack Obama's (our nation's first African-American President-Elect) official Inauguration ceremony.
Since being elected into office with 365 Electoral votes, there has been much talk about how Obama's win was in essence the resolution King was seeking to bring about in this country as it relates to his struggle for Equality and positive Racial Relations.
Today Obama paid homage to King via acts of Public Service by visiting wounded troops at a Military Hospital and by rolling up his sleeves to help paint a wall at a Homeless shelter for Teens.
When questioned about his tribute to King by displaying acts of Volunteerism and Kindness for his fellow man Obama commented, "there can't be "idle hands" at a time of national hardship." "Tomorrow, we will come together as one people on the same Mall where Dr. King's dream echoes still."
Does Obama's election into the highest office on American soil mean there is no longer a need for Civil Rights laws to be enforced or revised?
Why don't you ask the hundreds of thousands of Minority students attending Segregated, Poor Performing Public Schools or citizens who currently reside in regions where even in 2009 Racism still rings loud and ugly.
We're still waiting to overcome.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech in D.C. at the Lincoln Memorial. (circa August 28, 1963)
Obama's "A More Perfect Union" Race Speech in Philadelphia, PA. (Circa March 18, 2008_
Sources: Youtube, BarackObamadotcom, Huffington Post, Wikipedia, Tributes Sportswear, MSNBC, Google News, Politico
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