2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If MLK Were Alive, He'd Make White Folks Just as Uncomfortable as Black Lives Matter [View all]villager
(26,001 posts)...each other's life experiences.
I'm Jewish, so have had my own particular experiences in America (while admittedly being a particular version of "white," or "passing" as it were, enough to hear some very interesting things along the way...)
Nonetheless, some of us were indeed alive when King was. I, as a child, wound up breaking the news of his assassination to my mother (I'd seen the news crawl on afternoon TV), who, in turn, broke down crying.
Now, none of that means I will fully know what it means to be black in America. But King, as the great American he was, carries many layers of meaning and inspiration to very many of us, up to this present moment.
My guess, is with so many crises about to engulf us, he'd want us to come together in larger ways as well.
I hope we can, before it's too late. My breath, however, is no longer held, in that regard.
Good holidays to you, Bravenak.