King’s Dream of ‘Equality’ Still Unrealized
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. believed in something far greater when he delivered his August 28, 1963, “I Have a Dream Speech” from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. King sought equality of life for all men and women as he spoke from our nation’s capital, a place where decisions are to be followed by actions to aid the greater good. Earlier this month, we honored King’s dream through service but how have we bridged the equality gaps—particularly in education and health equity? Today’s Washington Post blog post “On This We Should Agree,” presents glaring statistics on critical education and health gaps among African Americans, American Indians, Latinos and the poor. This serves to remind us what happens when dreams attainable become dreams forgotten. Someone once said, “It’s not how you start but how you finish.” But, how can we finish if we haven’t even started? What do you think?
Highlighted Clip for Friday, January 28, 2011:
By: Sean SladeThere isn’t likely to be peace in the education world over charter schools and standardized testing, but on this we can and should agree: The need to focus attention on disparities among our youth in education and in health.
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