Today he would have been 82
We tend to forget how young he was. He was 26 when we noticed him at the Montgomery Bus boycott in 1955.
He was only 35 in 1964 when he won the world's greatest acknowledgment and became a Nobel Peace Laureate.
When he was assassinated on April 4, 1968, he was still in his 30s.
His was a voice of conscience. His was a voice of prophecy, in the original sense of the Hebrew prophets. He used his powerful voice to give voice to the concerns of those whose voices were not being heard.
We may commemorate his birth Monday, with ceremonies, time off from work to school.
We should celebrate his birth today.
We should honor him and his memory by
