Rep. McCarthy, I encourage you to study my father’s teachings & words well beyond the last lines of ‘I Have A Dream.’ This nation has yet to firmly commit to the intensive, multi-faceted work of eradicating racism against Black people. You should help with that. Please read this: pic.twitter.com/mhiLvvNdxM
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 13, 2021
In this book, written after ‘I Have A Dream,’ my father writes about racism in detail. He shares about “white backlash” and the need for white people to commit to ending racism.
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 13, 2021
Today, this would be called dangerous.
It was called dangerous then.
My father was assassinated. pic.twitter.com/Mip495lXCV
When my father shared his dream that we, his four children, would one day not be judged by the color of our skin, but by the content of our character, he was beckoning people to end racism, not deny its existence.
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 13, 2021
How can people who suppress voters deny racism exists? pic.twitter.com/NN8XI6oOl9
If only people would invoke my father to:
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 13, 2021
Eradicate racism, militarism & poverty
Ensure just, equitable housing & lending practices
Provide livable wages
End healthcare disparities
Prevent voter suppression
Work for true peace, which includes justice. pic.twitter.com/3nibEkj34b
That so often happens when a phrase out of a far more complex idea is excerpted and used against itself. Slogans are dangerous things.
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