BeCause We Can
  • Blog
  • Where It All Began
  • About the Author
  • Contact

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. KING

1/16/2017

2 Comments

 
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
“People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they don’t know each other because they have not communicated with each other.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.


Today my family went out to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday.  As is our custom now, we choose to do something together as a family that we could not have done 50 or 60 years ago.  We decided together to go see a movie, and sit side by side in recognition that once, in my own lifetime, we would not have been allowed to do so in many places in our country.   

When we got into the theater itself we found it to be a small space that was relatively full.  The higher seats were mostly taken and there were a smattering of single seats sprinkled throughout the upper section.  Normally we would have split up, but not today.  So we found 4 seats together in the lower section closer to the screen, sharing popcorn and the pleasure of spending time together. 

I'm thankful for those who have gone before us, who have made not just these  simple outings possible, but for the greater things.....such as being able to have the family that I have. I'm thankful for those who put their lives and well-being at risk, so that I could be the wife and mother to this husband, and these children.  It is because of the struggle of others that I can enjoy a sweet afternoon with my husband and children in safety.  Such a small thing as going to an afternoon movie, together, as an inter-racial family, has come at great cost.  Thank you Dr. King, and to all the others who have fought the great fight for racial equality and brotherhood, for making my life beautiful. 
2 Comments
bestessays legit link
11/5/2019 02:28:19 pm

I am really happy to see him grow another year older. I know that it is sad to get old, but believe me, it is better than to just die. I want you to be happy about your life, and be happy that you are still alive. I will invite you to go to dinner with my family and I, please let me see you. We have been friends for so long now, let us just have a little get together.

Reply
Alex Cooks link
11/23/2020 04:40:29 pm

Thanks great bloog post

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    Susan Revels

    Archives

    July 2022
    June 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    July 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    November 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016

    Other blog posts

    Picture
    A Mind Unfettered: My Memories of Juneteenth
    Picture
    Be Less White
    Picture
    Look Up!
    Picture
    Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
    Picture
    "That Higher Good"
    Picture
    On the Defensive: School Shootings
    Picture
    Negotiating the Media Landscape: My Beef
    Picture
    "Gurl, You Got That Mustache Goin' On" And Why I Won't Be Colorblind
    Picture
    The Departure of a Soul
    Picture
    A Eulogy For My Father
    Picture
    Old Dog, New Tricks-Walking Towards Anti-Racism
    Picture
    Graduation - Lord, Let Me Know How Transient I Am
    Picture
    Her Big Chop - Thank you Black Women Everywhere.....
    Picture
    Immigration vs. Slavery
    Picture
    Old Dog
    Picture
    Happy Birthday Dr. King
    Picture
    "The Starless Midnight Of Racism"
    Picture
    Of Time And Touch
    Picture
    Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe
    Picture
    The Mixture Of Our Cultures, Blending Us Into One People
    Picture
    An Election Outcome: Do I Dare Hope?
    Picture
    Racist Pt. 2: The First African American I ever Encountered
    Picture
    The Balloon Fiesta
    Picture
    Black Lives Matter: A White Guy With A Sign
    Picture
    Racist Pt. 1 - How Did That Happen?
    Picture
    The Things Teenagers Say
    Picture
    Lest We Forget: A Letter To My Children Days After 9-11-01
    Picture
    Self-Revelation
    Picture
    What Did She Mean By, "Mama Do You Feel Weird?"
    Picture
    Mama, Do You Feel Weird?
    Picture
    But I'm White.......

    Categories

    All
    Children And Race
    Death
    Election 2016
    Family
    Miscellaneous
    Racism

    links to other sites

    www.abuacademy.com

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Blog
  • Where It All Began
  • About the Author
  • Contact