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Martin Luther King 2.0, Now with More Excellence | EduShyster

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Martin Luther King 2.0, Now with More Excellence

What would the original civil rights leader have to say about the civil rights i$$ue of our time?
No one could lead a civil rights movement like Martin Luther King Jr. But let’s face it: the movement he led was old school. The civil rights issue of our time is the achievement gap, and closing it often requires doing the opposite of what Dr. King stood for. Which raises some important questions: were Dr. King to return today would he be an achievement gaptivist? Which billionaires would fund his important work? And with poverty and racism now officially regarded as excuses, what would he talk about? Meet Martin Luther King 2.0, now with more excellence.
No excuses
I have it on excellent authority that at the top of Dr. King 2.0′s itinerary is a visit to an urban No Excuses