Are We Prepared For Harvest?...Oscar Miriu

The size of your harvest depends on how many leaders you have.

--Oscar Miriu, Senior Pastor, Narobi Chapel, Kenya

Have Far Have We Really Come? | 50th Anniversary of the March On Washington

We have come a great distance in this country in the 50 years, but we still have a great distance to go before we fulfill the dream of Martin Luther King, Jr.

--Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), August 28, 2013

The problems that plague our communities are complex and we need everyone working to solve these problems. We cannot delegate this task to just those currently in leadership. If we want to reap a large harvest, we must have a large cadre of prepared and capable leaders. Leaders think critically, they lead by their actions, and they improve their lives and the lives of the people around them. We must also aspire to be good leaders and train our children to be leaders and not just followers.

Fifty years from now, our society will reflect the work and investment of today’s generation. Our current leaders and the leaders that we prepare will determine the size and value of our harvest.

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The Dawning Of A New Day...Rev. Bernice King

"If we are going to continue the struggle of freedom and create true community, then we will have to be relentless in exposing, confronting, and ridding ourselves of the mindset of pride, and greed, and selfishness, and hate, and lust, and fear, and idleness, and lack of purpose and lack of love, as my brother said, for our neighbor. We must seize this moment, the dawning of a new day, the emergence of a new generation who is postured to change the world through collaborative power facilitated by unconditional love."   

–Rev. Bernice King, youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., August 28, 2013

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Have Far Have We Really Come? | 50th Anniversary of the March On Washington

          We have come a great distance in this country in the 50 years, but we still have
          a great distance to go before we fulfill the dream of Martin Luther King, Jr.
          --Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), August 28, 2013

This past week, some 50 years after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legendary “I Have A Dream” speech, two of his children that he referred to in the speech, together with other civil rights organizations and tens of thousands of individuals celebrated moments in history that helped America to come to grips with words from its 1776 Declaration of Independence,

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”[1]

On Saturday, August 24th, Martin King III and his sister, Rev. Bernice King, along with Rev. Al Sharpton, president of the National Action Network and co-convener of the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March On Washington, and a host of other civil rights organizations marched from the Lincoln Memorial to the newly erected Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial to remember and honor what happen on August 28, 1963. (See pictures from the 8/24/13 March On Washington)

Fifty years to the day of the actual 1963 March On Washington, many of the “march veterans” and foot soldiers who had participated in the original march locked arms with college students, and led thousands down the original path to the Lincoln Memorial to hear President Barack Obama, John Lewis and others speak about this watershed moment in the history of the Civil Rights movement. President Barack Obama told...


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We Have Come A Great Distance...John Lewis

"We have come a great distance in this country in the 50 years, but we still have a great distance to go before we fulfill the dream of Martin Luther King, Jr."

--Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), August 28, 2013

Yesterday and this past Saturday, some 50 years after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legendary “I Have A Dream” speech, two of his children that he referred to in the speech, together with other civil rights organizations and tens of thousands of individuals celebrated moments in history that helped America to come to grips with words from its 1776 Declaration of Independence,

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”[1]

On Saturday, August 24th, Martin King III and his sister, Rev. Bernice King, along with Rev. Al Sharpton, president of the National Action Network and co-convener of the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March On Washington, and a host of other civil rights organizations marched from the Lincoln Memorial to the newly erected Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial to remember and honor what happen on August 28, 1963. (See pictures from the 8/24/13 March On Washington)


Fifty years to the day of the actual 1963 March On Washington, many of the “march veterans” and foot soldiers who had participated in the original march locked arms with college students, and led thousands down the original path to the Lincoln Memorial to hear President Barack Obama, John Lewis and others speak about this watershed moment in the history of the Civil Rights movement. President Barack Obama told...


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Today We Remember And Honor...Nona

Today we remember and honor the sacrifice of those who gave so much to help this nation live up to its creed that "ALL are created equal." As we pause to reflect, we strengthen our resolve to keep contending for freedom and equal opportunity for ALL.

--Nona

Leadership Tuesdays: Civil Rights and Women Voices...Melissa Harris-Perry

“Citizenship is more than an individual exchange of freedoms for rights; it is also membership in a body politic, a nation, and a community. To be deemed fair, a system must offer its citizens equal opportunities for public recognition, and groups cannot systematically suffer from miser ignition in the form of stereotype and stigma.” 

-- Melissa V. Harris-Perry, Professor, Television Host, and Author, "Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America"

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Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY presents Leadership Tuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. On this coming Saturday, America will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March On Washington. There on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial Dr. King delivered his famous "I Have A Dream Speech". Although there was a speech intended as a tribute to women, no women spoke that day. In pictures of Dr. King delivering the last speech of the day, we clearly see the late Dr. Dororthy I. Height, then president of the National Council of Negro Women, visible on the platform. Dr. Height is credited with being one of the leading women who behind the scenes orchestrated strategy and held the Civil Rights Movement together. Often seen wearing one of her signature hats, Dr. Height constantly used her voice to advocate for civil rights and equal opportunities for women and African Americans.

Today, women are more visible and have greater access to national platforms enabling them to have a greater impact on current issues. One of those women is Melissa Harris-Perry. A host of her own show on MSNBC, she is a professor of political science at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana and an author of Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America. Melissa uses her voice to bring attention to stories that both raise our nation's consciousness and challenge political views that are harmful to women and others who are at risk in today's society. Today we highlight Dr. Harris-Perry, one of those women leaders who is using her voice and platform to make a difference. For more information on Dr. Harris-Perry's show, click here.

To read past Leadership Tuesdays' features on leaders like Lisa Price-Entrepreneur and Founder of Carol's Daughter, Laura Sen-President of BJ's Wholesale Club, and others, click here.


For more information on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington taking place on August 24, go to: http://50thanniversarymarchonwashington.com


To read my personal reflections of my first March on Washington during the summer of 1983 and my subsequent involvement in civil right activities, click here. Coming up tomorrow on womenatliberty.com , "Now, 50 Years Later... Has The Dream Been Fulfilled?"