Dreams and Reality

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Many of you who read this space know that I admire Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was a true Baptist Minister who projected a Judeo-Christian worldview into his sermons.

I realize that there are some people--even professing Christians--who don't like Dr. King and believe that he was a phony. Unfortunately, I think some of that perception comes from those who have claimed to follow in Dr. King's footsteps after he was tragically assassinated on April 4, 1968. But more on that later.

It's been 50 years since Dr. King gave his famous I Have A Dream speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. That speech, which took place on August 28, 1963 became the apex of the Civil Rights Movement. It was the clarion call for the United States of America to do away with its ugly, bigoted past and move ahead towards unity and respect for all people.

Dr. King asked for equal opportunity for African-Americans in government, the private sector, business and education. His message was crystal clear: Give us the same opportunities that are afforded others and we will excel just as they do. 

Dr. King's speech was powerful and effective. It resonated with millions of Americans because it was spoken with a biblical worldview. 

Dr. King didn't demand entitlements, special rights, reparations or affirmative action. In fact, he didn't demand anything as so many of the race hustlers and religious charlatans have who came after him. All Dr. King asked of America was to give African-Americans an equal opportunity to succeed in life.

America began to provide those opportunities, although they often came painstakingly slow. By the 1970s, African-Americans who graduated college had careers waiting for them at Fortune 500 companies. And for those African-Americans who couldn't afford college, scholarships were readily available to pay for their education.

Many people will claim that what I just wrote isn't true. Baloney. It was true. I was closely aware of who the business recruiters were seeking who visited my university campus. They were looking for African-Americans to hire. In fact, they usually considered African-Americans first before they considered candidates from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. 

Then, what has happened to Dr. King's dream? Why do African-Americans suffer the highest unemployment rate in America? Why are so many African-Americans still living in poverty? Why do so many African-American youths drop out of school? Why do African-Americans have the highest incarceration rate of any racial group in America? And why are 73 percent of African-American babies born outside of wedlock?

Has Dr. King's dream failed? Has America returned to its ugly racist past? Many people would like us to believe that. Wretches such as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton want us to believe that America is a nation of redneck racists that don't want African-Americans to succeed.

In fact, if Dr. King's dream has failed it's because people such as Nancy Pelosi, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and Marxist groups that portray themselves as civil rights organizations such as The Southern Poverty Law Center, The NAACP and The Anti-Defamation League have destroyed that dream.

These people and these groups have no right to claim Dr. King's legacy. They are evil. They don't want African-Americans to succeed. And they never did. For them, it isn't about keeping Dr. King's dream alive--it's about keeping racism alive so they can use African-Americans as human pawns to line their own pockets. If Dr. King returned today, I believe that he'd be shocked at what's taken place since he left this earth. 

Shame on those who claim to speak for Dr. King but do not follow in his footsteps. And shame on their media sycophants who play along with this pathetic charade by promoting their corrupt agendas. 

In the end, they will reap what they have sown.