Today (1/15), on the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, I just learned something about his 'I Have a Dream' speech that I didn't know - it was improvised.
The second inauguration of President Obama falling on the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday invites comparison between the two men. There is a sense in which Obama represents a fulfillment of MLK’s legacy, but not in way you might initially think.
Today we remember Dr. Martin Luther King, the slain leader of the civil rights movement. I remember learning about the man while still in elementary school and I wonder if he is still a regular part of school curriculum 45 years after his assassination.