To commemorate the holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I'd like to link to this recent post from Shaun Mullen at Kiko's House which, I think, captures why King was so important to so many and also the fact that, in this day and age, elements of racism have been exacerbated by the so-called "war on terror" (a legitimate fight to be sure, depending on whether or not you're talking about Iraq, but one that should be fought with intelligence, determination, and compliance with the law, and Bushco falls short under all three of those categories, especially the last one).This links back to my post last year on this, which also includes a link to some good words from Prof. Marcus, as well as an audio/video of King's speech at the Barratt School in Philadelphia (there is nothing I need to add to Dr. King's stirring words).
Update: John Edwards reminds us that there are two things we can do to honor Dr. King's legacy at this moment (opposing the Iraq War as King once opposed the Vietnam War):
1) Join nearly 50,000 other Americans who have signed the petition calling on Congress to block funding for escalating the war in Iraq.
2) Tomorrow, when Congress returns to session, call your Senators directly and tell them to block funding for escalation. Click here for your Senators' contact information.
And this takes you to the audio and video of Senator Edwards' speech at Riverside Church yesterday (and if you are able to contribute, please do so here).
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