Voting alone, electing officials alone does not change the economic well being of a black community. Voting is the illusion of power. It gives us choices but does not enable us to make decisions.
KineticsLive.com caught up with Dr. Frank Thomas, American Dream 2.0: A Christian Way Out of the Great Recession, at the 2013 Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference
As we pause to reflect on the legacy of Dr. King, the commemoration of his life has largely been reduced to ceremonies devoid of the moral and political imperative to continue the struggle for social justice and transformation.