Today is the birthday of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who would have been 83 years old today, had he lived. The celebration of his life will be tomorrow, a national holiday.
One has to wonder about the impact of this man, had he not been shot down in hate on April 4, 1968, at the young age of 39.
With the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial opening this past October, this is the first birthday of King that tourists in Washington D.C. can commemorate his life by visiting the site.
In a time of division and turmoil, King’s message of love and unity and compassion for others less fortunate rings out as a message of hope for the future, if we can just overcome our differences and see each other as Americans with the right to equality of opportunity, rather than just promote the interests of an elite class of wealthy who control power and policy over American society!