Full equality remains a dream
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The United States might have its first black president but that election didn't necessarily bring Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream to reality, some people are saying.
King's visions of equality have actually been fulfilled for a while, said Ernest Cardona, who was passing through Victoria on Thursday from San Benito.
The era of discrimination was in the past, Cardona said. It was a long time ago and things have improved since then, he said.
"So far, so good," he said.
Obama's election "sends a powerful historic message," but King's dream will remain unfilled as long as Obama upholds his stance to keep abortion legal, Dr. Alveda King, King's niece, told LifeNews.com. cq
LifeNews.com cq is a Web site that features pro-life news reports.
"The battle for equal rights has reached a major milestone, but Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of full equality remains just a dream as long as unborn children continue to be treated no better than property," she told the news organization.
Others argue that, while Obama's victory meant great strides on a racial basis, King had more than one dream.
In an online Huntington Post article, Kyle Berg, author of " All You Can Eat: How Hungry Is America?" noted King also hoped to eradicate poverty in the United States and make sure people had enough food.
"What does it profit a man to be able to eat at an integrated lunch counter if he doesn't earn enough money to buy a hamburger?" Berg quoted King as saying.
The road to reaching all of King's dreams won't be easy and will take some money, but now could be a time for change, Berg said.
"If we truly want to honor Dr. King's full legacy, and if President Obama wants to start building his own in a practical and immensely meaningful way, the time for new action against poverty is now," Berg said in the article.
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Most of us are mutts.
January 20, 2009 at 5:35 p.m.BIGJ - what happened to the Superman Icon? I liked that one better....
January 20, 2009 at 5:12 p.m.Just to lighten up the mood for a second, Barack Hussein Obama II (S), called himself a mutt because of his mixed race. His words and not mine.
January 20, 2009 at 3:31 p.m.Tue Jan 20, 2009 14:17:15 CST
Betty007.
Don't try to talk and explain your way out of something. The term Black or African American had different meanings. Most mixed race Blacks, who I encountered, had considered themseleves as Black because their features and also based on state law. That doesn't mean a person is bashing the white side of the family. I am talking from exprecince because I am African American Myself.
BIGJ---As I have posted before, I am white, my adopted 16-year-old son is African American, and I love him very much, his race is not a factor, I adopted him when he was 13. However, I feel people should claim their heritage, may it be Black, White, Hispanic, Indian or Biracial. I honor my adopted sons heritage to the fullest.
January 20, 2009 at 2:39 p.m.BIGJ--You really need to know the facts before you spout off.
His race does not matter to me; it is the fact that he is taking a ride on the fact that he is black, when he is half white. BTW, I am white, I have an adopted son, and he is black. Therefore, I do not say what I say as a racist. It is just the facts.
And, there is that word again, what does "ingornate" mean? Should it be "ignorant"?
January 20, 2009 at 2:29 p.m.Lol..Nothing should make you angry today BigJ because its the results that count....I am grinning from ear to ear.
January 20, 2009 at 2:29 p.m.BigJ
It is the whole " if a tree falls down in a forest and nobody is around to hear it,does it make a noise" argument.
All the commenter's,historians,black leaders,and world leaders,accept the fact he is the first black president ,it does not really matter if a few disagree...It's in the history books etched in stone.
America's first black president.
January 20, 2009 at 2:12 p.m.Comment From: BIGJ (Report this comment as a violation)
Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:36:31 CST
Red Rage00.
Whats up? I hadnt seen you for a long time. You are right, Betty007 and Imagine are making racist comments. OH..OH Oh. Forgive me,,,for using the race card. Betty 007 and Imagine, both of you are a part of the problem in society. Yes I said
BIGJ----I would think the president made it a racial issue, he keeps saying he is black, when he is not, he is half-black. So, how can I be racist? I am not the one who is saying he is black, when he is indeed only half-black. DUH!
And BTW, I am white, I have a 16 year old adopted son, he is black, so I don't think I say this to be racist, it is just the facts, he is only half black.
January 20, 2009 at 2:07 p.m.As long as he is a good leader, it does not matter what color he is, but this whole thing has been based on race. He keeps bragging that he is black, his mother was white, and so he is a half-breed. It is not racist, it is just the facts. So, I ask, what happens when a completely black person becomes president? Can they say, "I am truly the first black president?" He is making it a racial issue by saying he is black, when he is indeed only half black.
January 20, 2009 at 1:51 p.m.Oh Pathagoras,
Watch out,...if you are against the Nobama's change you are automatically labeled a racist. Oh I know from experience.
But, so goes the progressives here.
Use Nobama's middle name during the run up to the election and you must be a racist. Now, he uses it while being sworn in.
mmmmm.....
I told you so.
2012...Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams. For a REAL conservative ticket.
January 20, 2009 at 12:52 p.m.WHO CARES IF HE'S BLACK! Seriously! There are larger issues with his presidency than his color!
I am certainly no expert on Dr. King but I'm a pretty sure he wasn't thinking of abortion rights when he made his famous speech. His dream has been distorted by the very individuals he sought to "free". Though if he were alive today he might include those rights or take up a new fight. Time to move on folks.
Have a great day and stop worrying about the presidents color and worry about how you are going to pay for all his "change".
January 20, 2009 at 8:02 a.m.He looks black to me. And it seems that the media has made a much larger deal of his race than he has.
January 19, 2009 at 10:02 p.m.Imagine----thanks, this is what I have been trying to say since day one. He for some reason does not claim his white half. Is it so he can ride this out, and say he is the first black president? I think so.
January 19, 2009 at 7:48 p.m.Obama is not the first black president. He is the first half black president. He is just as much WHITE as he is black.
January 19, 2009 at 3:40 p.m.