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Proudly Celebrating MLK In The Name Of Love

Proudly Celebrating MLK In The Name Of Love

Today is America's Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday, a day where we take stock of how far we've come as a society, as well as consider what remains to be achieved.

While responding to the horrifying killings in Tucson, President Barack Obama's call for civility last week certainly seemed particularly well-timed given today's observances. Yet, since civility also naturally extends to those who look different from us, let alone think differently than we do, the President's remarks also provide a stark reminder that we have a long way to go before reaching Reverend King's dream.

Since Bono and The Edge have been in the news for their gestating work on Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark -- and since Steve On Broadway (SOB) is ostensibly about theatre -- today, I'm posting U2's seminal 1984 hit, "Pride (In The Name Of Love)."

While the tune references Dr. King's tragic 1968 assassination in Memphis, it also boldly proclaims, "Free at last, they took your life, (but) they could not take your pride."

Let's remember his enduring legacy through civility and love -- proud traits no one can take away unless you let them.

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Labels: Bono, Holiday, Martin Luther King Jr., Special Messages, The Edge, U2

posted by Steve On Broadway (SOB) @ Monday, January 17, 2011