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Friday, April 04, 2008

Forty years ago

Early morning, April 4
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride


U2 Pride (In the Name of Love):


Despite the tarnish of plagiarism issues and infidelity accusations, Martin Luther King, Jr was a remarkable figure whose spirit and dreams may hopefully one day be realised. Unfortunately, that time has not yet come.

A nice opinion piece:

Four decades later, urban black poor are worse off

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