Comments on: My thoughts on…Martin Luther King Day http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2007/01/15/my-thoughts-on%e2%80%a6martin-luther-king-day/ Dare you enter the realm of my mind? Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:11:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Pat http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2007/01/15/my-thoughts-on%e2%80%a6martin-luther-king-day/comment-page-1/#comment-5775 Pat Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:33:54 +0000 http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2007/01/15/my-thoughts-on%e2%80%a6martin-luther-king-day/#comment-5775 MLK was such a great man who inspired a lot of people. I try to run my game clan via <a HREF="http://www.characterplanet.com" rel="nofollow">clan hosting</A> with respect and honor much like he did throughout his legacy. MLK was such a great man who inspired a lot of people. I try to run my game clan via clan hosting with respect and honor much like he did throughout his legacy.

]]> By: Abeni http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2007/01/15/my-thoughts-on%e2%80%a6martin-luther-king-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1769 Abeni Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:52:00 +0000 http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2007/01/15/my-thoughts-on%e2%80%a6martin-luther-king-day/#comment-1769 Well said,Leon. MLK fought and died to make the world a better place for all of us. It's sad that blck people don't for the most part take the time out to know about our history. Instead we busy making divisions based on lightness, "good hair" and all sorts of other nonsense.<br /><br />PS.Leon what happened to your blog alignment..Part of the responses are cut off and it's only when I make a comment I can see the full text. Well said,Leon. MLK fought and died to make the world a better place for all of us. It’s sad that blck people don’t for the most part take the time out to know about our history. Instead we busy making divisions based on lightness, “good hair” and all sorts of other nonsense.

PS.Leon what happened to your blog alignment..Part of the responses are cut off and it’s only when I make a comment I can see the full text.

]]> By: cool destiny http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2007/01/15/my-thoughts-on%e2%80%a6martin-luther-king-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1768 cool destiny Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:43:00 +0000 http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2007/01/15/my-thoughts-on%e2%80%a6martin-luther-king-day/#comment-1768 An excellent post as usual. I am guilty of not knowing much about black history. Thanks to TV stations like BET, we get snippets of our ancestors and by extension the root of our blackness. <br /><br />The truth be told, the story of blacks has been successfully ommitted from World history (by the white man) hence the lack of knowledge for those who study basic history in school. An excellent post as usual. I am guilty of not knowing much about black history. Thanks to TV stations like BET, we get snippets of our ancestors and by extension the root of our blackness.

The truth be told, the story of blacks has been successfully ommitted from World history (by the white man) hence the lack of knowledge for those who study basic history in school.

]]> By: Maritza http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2007/01/15/my-thoughts-on%e2%80%a6martin-luther-king-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1767 Maritza Wed, 17 Jan 2007 01:41:00 +0000 http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2007/01/15/my-thoughts-on%e2%80%a6martin-luther-king-day/#comment-1767 Not just for black people. Civil rights were won for all races; latins and asians too and anyone who the government classified as "different" such as Jews, the handicapped, people of mixed race, etc. People need to remember that MLK fought for all people. We forget what life was like before 1962. Not just for black people. Civil rights were won for all races; latins and asians too and anyone who the government classified as “different” such as Jews, the handicapped, people of mixed race, etc. People need to remember that MLK fought for all people. We forget what life was like before 1962.

]]> By: taylor2nd http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2007/01/15/my-thoughts-on%e2%80%a6martin-luther-king-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1766 taylor2nd Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:15:00 +0000 http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2007/01/15/my-thoughts-on%e2%80%a6martin-luther-king-day/#comment-1766 what a coincidence i was watching my season 1 cd of the boondocks yesterday and i saw the ep with martin luther king. what a coincidence i was watching my season 1 cd of the boondocks yesterday and i saw the ep with martin luther king.

]]> By: Scratchie http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2007/01/15/my-thoughts-on%e2%80%a6martin-luther-king-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1765 Scratchie Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:56:00 +0000 http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2007/01/15/my-thoughts-on%e2%80%a6martin-luther-king-day/#comment-1765 It just seems as if we have a problem moving past slavery. I know that the predujice still exists although it's finance related rather than skin here. I've had the experience of staying with family in the US and she takes offence to almost every stare, every spoken word as long as the person speaking or looking is white. I often wonder if it's me being insensitive or her being over sensitive. Maybe I don't know enough about the history to be able to appreciate the present. I've always found history to be confusing. What I do know is that the true history needs to be told and not the super hyped onsided story that gets presented whether black white or in between. It just seems as if we have a problem moving past slavery. I know that the predujice still exists although it’s finance related rather than skin here. I’ve had the experience of staying with family in the US and she takes offence to almost every stare, every spoken word as long as the person speaking or looking is white. I often wonder if it’s me being insensitive or her being over sensitive. Maybe I don’t know enough about the history to be able to appreciate the present. I’ve always found history to be confusing. What I do know is that the true history needs to be told and not the super hyped onsided story that gets presented whether black white or in between.

]]> By: Mighty Afroditee http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2007/01/15/my-thoughts-on%e2%80%a6martin-luther-king-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1764 Mighty Afroditee Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:55:00 +0000 http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2007/01/15/my-thoughts-on%e2%80%a6martin-luther-king-day/#comment-1764 Talk about divisiveness. One thing that irritates me about black people, is the need to categorise: Black, brown, light brown, light skinned, dark skinned.... <br /><br />Scream that crap to the clan when they are stringing you up on a branch.<br /><br />We never seem to learn from the past, and that is surely the root of our destruction. Talk about divisiveness. One thing that irritates me about black people, is the need to categorise: Black, brown, light brown, light skinned, dark skinned….

Scream that crap to the clan when they are stringing you up on a branch.

We never seem to learn from the past, and that is surely the root of our destruction.

]]> By: Stunner http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2007/01/15/my-thoughts-on%e2%80%a6martin-luther-king-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1763 Stunner Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:12:00 +0000 http://mythoughtsonstuff.com/2007/01/15/my-thoughts-on%e2%80%a6martin-luther-king-day/#comment-1763 Good post Leon, and some very goo questions.<br /><br />We all should recognise the contribution of Martin Luther King, his fight was not for just afro americans, but for black people. We all should get to know our herritage, slavery is just a part of our history. We need to know what happened before that, what happened throughout slavery and how we fought to gain freedom. Then we will see we are strong. Good post Leon, and some very goo questions.

We all should recognise the contribution of Martin Luther King, his fight was not for just afro americans, but for black people. We all should get to know our herritage, slavery is just a part of our history. We need to know what happened before that, what happened throughout slavery and how we fought to gain freedom. Then we will see we are strong.

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