Showing posts with label Dr. Jared Ball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dr. Jared Ball. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Dr. Jared Ball on the Repackaging of Martin Luther King Jr. [VIDEO]
I was doing some shopping online last night, and I noticed that the the big name corporate entity (who shall remain nameless) that owns and operates the site had a Martin Luther King Jr. sale. It was something that shocked me: actually, I've been saying for years that "certain folk" would never fully recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national holiday. More specifically, they'd never accept "King Day" and the significance of Civil Rights Movement as it is interwoven into American history, enough so to be celebrated.
I always felt there was no way we'd ever see a 33% off King Day sale, much like you do any other American national holiday. But in so many ways, I guess with the repackaging and watering-down of the ever popular "Dream Speech" it was a matter of time. Quite naturally, he isn't the revolutionary as he should be celebrated and revered. Checkout the following interview with Dr. Jared Ball via Paul Jay and The Real News Network as he breaks it down to the gristle:
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