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Monday, January 20, 2025

Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse3.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIF.pfI2XPUZ%252bJ0cEj1k7kmpyA%26pid%3DApi&f=1&ipt=037e186af204f3a3941755a0a99aaef03a43520428043b91093bf97d89826811&ipo=images  Today we honor Martin Luther King, Jr., a famous civil rights leader who believed in nonviolent activism.  He was an advocate protesting against racial discrimination and social inequality.  

This is a United States federal holiday.  On Nov. 2, 1983, then president Ronald Reagan signed a bill making the third Monday in January a federal holiday in observance of King’s legacy.  The holiday was first observed three years later on Jan. 20, 1986.

 

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10 comments:

  1. Tom9:58 AM, January 20, 2025

    ...today is a day to honor a true King or a wantabe king!

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  2. Christine11:33 AM, January 20, 2025

    A great man.

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  3. CJ Kennedy12:14 PM, January 20, 2025

    Such a legacy

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  4. Elephant's Child12:45 PM, January 20, 2025

    Definitely a man to remember. And honour.

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  5. Iris Flavia2:37 PM, January 20, 2025

    I just saw a speech of Vitali Klitschko, Ukrainian Mayor, former heavy weight boxing worls champion encouraging young students at Oxford University, using words based on Dr. Martin Lither King. You can see it here (hopefully, if you are interested).
    He says he not only has a dream but encourages the students to fight for their dreams (this was recorded pre-war).

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  6. Iris Flavia2:40 PM, January 20, 2025

    P.S. He grew up with the curtain to the Western World blocking freedom and learned English only later in life. His German is better than English, take in account please, he also speaks Russian.

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  7. Iris Flavia3:43 PM, January 20, 2025

    To bother you again... blogged about it, referring to you, hope that is OK (it is a compliment from my side).

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  8. Cloudia3:58 PM, January 20, 2025

    The contrasting men and events today surely challenge us to think deeply

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  9. Rita4:25 PM, January 20, 2025

    Yes--it is a day of contrasts.

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  10. Jeanie10:56 AM, January 21, 2025

    The irony of the day -- honoring the good -- and the not-so-good on the same day.

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