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January 19, 2003
Dr. Martin Luther King, jr.
“Capitalism forgets that life is social, and the kingdom of brotherhood is found neither in the thesis of communism nor the antithesis of capitalism but in a higher synthesis. It is found in a synthesis that combines the truth of both. It means ultimately coming to see that the problem of racism, the problem of economic exploitation, and the problem of war are all tied together. These are the triple evils that are interrelated.”
“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become reality. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.”
Happy Martin Luther King Day, everyone.
If you’re in Austin, Huston-Tillotson College is prescreening a documentary on Monday entitled Two Towns of Jasper. It’s an interesting premise. Two separate film crews, one black and one white, went to Jasper after the James Byrd murder and interviewed members of the community of their own race. It’s going to be shown on KLRU on January 22, and the prescreening is on MLK Day at 2:00 in the King-Seabrook Chapel.
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Other interesting films showing this week are The Story of Qiu Ju, which is a story about contemporary peasant life in China. It’s part of the Austin Film Series, which means it’s free, and it’s showing Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at the Alamo Draft House North.
On Wednesday night at the Alamo Downtown, there will be a midnight showing, also free, of The Real Bruce Lee. It’s a documentary about his life, shown with a full-length feature called the Ultimate Lee, featuring Dragon Lee.
As of this sunny Sunday afternoon, full of Turkish coffee and pep, with Art Blakey jazzing it up in the other room, I’m planning on attending all of these events. If the weather gets yucky, so may my mood, and I might duck out. I’m pretty non-committal these days, as can be seen in my infrequent updates.
Posted by pogo at January 19, 2003 5:48 PM
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Martin was brave, smart,detrmined.When Martin went to school in Alabma, Georgia he had to go to a black olny school. And his friends could not play with him because he was black and his friends were white.He made alot of friends in school but he missed playing with his frineds.
Also he had a dream and he wanted it to come trow and his dream did come trow.His dream was for people to go to thethe same schools, chruchs,stores, restrooms, fuwntns, pools, works ,theders,tike conters, restronts.The blacks and whites go to the same schools ,chruchs,stores,restrooms, fuwntns, pools, works , theders ,tike conters,and restronts.
Posted by: Malynda on February 4, 2004 7:50 PM
Martin was brave, smart,detrmined.When Martin went to school in Alabma, Georgia he had to go to a black olny school. And his friends could not play with him because he was black and his friends were white.He made a lot of friends in school but he missed playing with his frineds.
Also he had a dream and he wanted it to come trow and his dream did come trow.His dream was for people to go to thethe same schools, chruchs,stores, restrooms, fuwntns, pools, works ,theders,tike conters, restronts.The blacks and whites go to the same schools ,chruchs,stores,restrooms, fuwntns, pools, works , theders ,tike conters,and restronts.
Posted by: Malynda on February 4, 2004 7:52 PM