1/19/09 - MLK Day

Thoughts crammed together, doesn't make much sense.


Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke to the public about following your dreams and trying your best to accomplish your dreams. But this year seemed different. MLK Day seemed to be less important as a holiday its self because of Barack Obama's Inauguration. This year, Obama began to over power MLK Day, anytime Martin Luther King, Jr. was talked about on television, Barack Obama was also mentioned and he was then continued to be talked about instead of Martin Luther KIng Jr.
On t.v. I noticed that there was only one show on about MLK and his accomplishments, I believe it was called, "Still Living the Dream," and most likely talked about the history of Martin Luther King Jr. and his dream. But then connected MLK's dreams and ambitions to Barack Obama and this "historical moment in time," where an African American is elected president.
Unfortunately, I predict the next few years Martin Luther King Jr. Day will seem less important in some ways because our new president is "Living and continuing 'his' dream" as President of the United States of America, a man in power. MLK Day will seem like another holiday, nothing special.