King, the Alpha

[likeitsgolden26]

**coming out of semi-lurkdom to give Kudos!! Senusret I, I always enjoy reading what you bring to the table. Continued blessings, Peace!

[NinjaPoodle]

This is fantastic!! Thank you for posting it!

[TonyB06]

“…I can remember -- I can remember when Negroes were just going around as Ralph has said, so often, scratching where they didn't itch, and laughing when they were not tickled. But that day is all over. We mean business now, and we are determined to gain our rightful place in God's world.

…And that's all this whole thing is about. We aren't engaged in any negative protest and in any negative arguments with anybody. We are saying that we are determined to be men. We are determined to be people. ...We are saying that we are God's children. And that we are God's children, we don't have to live like we are forced to live.

…Let us rise up tonight with a greater readiness. Let us stand with a greater determination. And let us move on in these powerful days, these days of challenge to make America what it ought to be. We have an opportunity to make America a better nation. And I want to thank God, once more, for allowing me to be here with you.

…Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter with me now, because I've been to the mountaintop.

And I don't mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land! And so I'm happy, tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man! Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!!"

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
April 3, 1968
Memphis, Tennessee

[btb87]

TonyB,

Thanks for this. Even as busy as I have been today, I'm mad that I forgot the significance of today. CNN has a special on tonite and I plan to DVR it.

[Senusret I]

april fourth, nineteen sixty eight



is this a jaw i see, so square and perfect,
barely containing the word “dream?”

his jaw, so perfect.
I must destroy it, even though the unhappy

task will be credited to a man with
three names, for assassins, if they

are successful, always have three
names. if they fail, they are just

john hinckley. i see his jaw, and i
must pierce it, with every ounce of

force behind me. i will not get the
credit for causing the gaping wound,

nor will they report decades later
that i went through his neck,

taking a carotid shower along the
way. they will not tell their children

that i sliced his spinal cord, so simply,
as though it were tissue paper.

and they will not remember that i
finally rested in his shoulder blade,

as though it were a womb. i fell
asleep there.

(c) 2003 Rashid Darden

[TonyB06]

At 7 p.m., BET will premiere "Alpha Man: The Brotherhood of MLK" a character-driven special tracing the lineage of Rev. Bro. Maritin Luther King's role in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., during his time in divinity school in Boston.

It also tells the story of how, years later, his fraternity brothers spearheaded the effort to make the national memorial a reality.


May God continue to Bless the memory of our dear brother.

[DrPhil]

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=121455

[TonyB06]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=121455

Didn't notice it before I posted. Besides, I felt it needed to be on our own little "federal land" on Greekchat -- the Alpha Page.

[DrPhil]

I'm not correcting you. Just telling you all I created a thread. I put it in the entertainment forum for a reason.