Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King: People First
Don’t Let Mapquest Replace The Moral Compass
With each day the chasm between the most extreme cultural struggles of the 1960s and today seems to get wider. The more one generation says “that was then,” the more the other says “was it really?” Then share/like something to prove it.
What impact social media would have played during Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s day will be one for socio-political intellectuals for years to come. But King himself commented on the threat to the nation (and humanity) if the gap the moral and technological continued to grow. He was right – and the speed of tech growth only exacerbates the matter.
At his 1964 Nobel Lecture at Oslo, Norway, King said:
“…Yet, in spite of these spectacular strides in science and technology, and still unlimited ones to come, something basic is missing. There is a sort of poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and technological abundance. The richer we have become materially, the poorer we have become morally and spiritually. We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers…”
Check out these events and more in Parties/Social Dream Empowered. Also PGS calendar for more.
What: Freedom & Justice Weekend - Forum and Film Showing
When: Thursday, January 16 // 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: WAU Center for Law and Public Policy, Takoma Park, MD
What: Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words
When: Friday, January 10 thru Wednesday, September 30 // 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Where: Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, DC
What: City of Bowie Martin Luther King, Jr. Program
When: Saturday, January 18 // 10AM to 12PM
Where: Bowie City Hall, Bowie, MD
What: Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) MLK Day
When: Monday, January 20 // 9AM to 2PM
Where: Buck Lodge Middle School, Adelphi, MD
What: Let Freedom Ring! Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. featuring Chaka Khan and Let Freedom Ring Choir
When: Monday, January 20 // 6PM
Where: Kennedy Center, Concert Center, Washington, DC
What: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Film Program: James Baldwin Double Feature: Am Not Your Negro and If Beale Street Could Talk
When: Monday, January 20 // 1PM
Where: Kennedy Center, Justice Forum, Washington, DC
