The fight for equality: Then and Now By Arianna Poindexter | February 28, 2021 at 10:50 PM CST - Updated February 28 at 10:50 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Black History Month ended Sunday, Feb. 28. and WMC Action News 5 wanted to celebrate by taking a look at the fight for equality then and now.
From Mid-Southerners who marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior in the 60′s to those marching to fulfill his dream decades later.
David Acey, Sr. can practically recite Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech by heart.
“I have a dream one day that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character,” said Dr. Acey, Civil Rights Activists.
Decades after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s death, the fight for equality continues
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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - Decades after Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. s death, his fight for equality is far from over.
His words echoed through the National Mall in 1963, I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed. We hold these truths to be self-evident. It s amazing over all this time we re still fighting the same fight, Yusef Miller, Co-Founder of the North County Equity and Justice Coalition said.
thank you. we ll just jump in. we have a question here from kelly sherman a restaurant owner from napa, california. what is your question? thanks for being here. what advice would you give the community on what and how to communicate to the family and friend who love and support us that voting for trump and the gop to negatively and personally impacts our lives as betrayal for a fight for equality. let me begin saying that i know that there s no way that i have more insight in terms of how to speak to the issues than someone who is living the experience. however, what i will say is that i think the most powerful thing folks can do is share experience. to speak their truth.
atlanta. you saw the atlanta journal-constitution this weekend responding to that by saying you re wrong. the district is doing just fine. how concerned are republicans about being associated with this battle? donald trump has picked toxic battle after toxic battle. he s already alienated people who he doesn t care if he alienates. i think it s troubling. folks have waited so long. is donald trump going to pivot? is he going to change. we are on the verge of his inauguration. it s clear that s not going to happen. one thing that s unfortunate, while certainly i don t like the idea that we re calling our president-elect illegitimate, it still doesn t mean you hit back. every time somebody picks a fight with you you don t have to hit back. vice president pence had a more measured response, calling it disappointing but acknowledging the important role john lewis has had in the civil rights
martin luther king jr., we look at how far race relations have come in this country. today s reflection is arguably more distinct as the first black president prepares to leave office. key moments under barack obama s leadership show some of that progress, and stagnation in this country nearly half a century after king gave his fight for his life fight for equality. cnn s athena jones gives us a snapshot of where we are now. i barack obama reporter: when barack obama was sworn in as the nation s first black president, some hoped he would usher in a new post-racial era in america. after all, having a black family living in the white house for the first time was hugely symbolic. but as the president said in his farewell address such a vision, however well intended, was never realistic. race remains a potent and often divisive force in our society.