Category: Politics
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Text and meaning in Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech (part 3 of 4) – by Aberjhani
Image still from “Let Freedom Ring” video provided by the King Center. “When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which…
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Invitation to Ring the Bells of Freedom – Bright Skylark Literary Productions
“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream was a manifestation of hope that humanity might one day get out of its own way by finding the courage to realize that love and nonviolence are not indicators of weakness but gifts of significant strength.” —MLK poster art with quote by Aberjhani courtesy…
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Honoring the History that Peace Makes – Bright Skylark Literary Productions
Anti-war protesters make their voices heard in Madrid, Spain, 2003. (photo by Scanpix and NBC News) “A vision of humanity as a unified force for peace had come alive in the form of millions of living breathing souls and an ideal of international democracy had been realized on a small…
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Poem for a President: Midnight Flight of the Poetry Angels
Barack Obama officially sworn in as president of the U.S. for the second time by Chief Justice John Roberts. (White House photo by Lawrence Jackson) “Hope drowned in shadows emerges fiercely splendid–– boldly angelic.” —Aberjhani, from The River of Winged Dreams One of the political jabs with which critics of…
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