Another thought on MLK

by Brian Leubitz [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

I wanted to follow up on MLK's assassination. I know Dave touched briefly on it, but as I was listening to NPR today, I heard this report about Nina Simone's performance a few days later.  Forturnately, somebody put the song up on YouTube a while ago, so we can all hear the song. The performance where this was recorded was just a few days after King's death, and the emotion is visibly raw.

Simone was one of the most talented singers of her age, and the musical talent comes through in the song that she learned in a day. But what comes through more clearly is how personal and powerful this moment was for her.

We are headed for the brink

What's going to happen?

Now that the King of Love is Dead?

King struggled with many of the same issues that we deal with today. He was publicly anti-war when it was hugely unpopular. And to this day we still fight with inequalities in American society. The struggle for equality is not a fight that has an end. It is still far from clear what is going to happen now that the King of Love is dead.