VBC is up

Shaun Kenney is hosting this week's Virginia Blog Carnival. He has done a great job of compiling posts from around the blogosphere this week. Shaun obviously knows a wee bit more about good blog posts than he does football 🙂

MLK Memorial Speech

In May 2004, I was the speaker at the Mother's Day March for Peace in Norfolk when the march stopped at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. I was asked to speak on the topics of racial and economic justice and nonviolence. Below is the text of that speech. Good afternoon. It is good to … Continue reading MLK Memorial Speech

MLK: Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution

Many people are familiar with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream " speech. The following is my favorite Dr. King sermon, which was delivered at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., on 31 March 1968. Congressional Record, 9 April 1968. This and other speeches and sermons of Dr. King can be found here. I … Continue reading MLK: Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution