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The opportunity to enact the “Dream” still stands before us. There are many ways we can enact the Dream, one of which is raising the minimum wage to the level demanded by the March on Washington on March 28, 1963.
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<p>by Alex Mikulich, Ph.D.</p>
<p>The question of the “State of the Dream” is often raised at annual celebrations of the Martin Luther King Holiday. I heard the question yet again at a recent panel discussion held at Dillard University. Dominant U.S. society, I responded, has never embraced Dr. King’s “Dream” or the goals of the March on Washington. </p>
<p>The opportunity to enact the “Dream” still stands before us. There are many ways we can enact the Dream, one of which is raising the minimum wage to the level demanded by the March on Washington on March 28, 1963.</p>
<p>Dr. King began his speech to marchers by marking the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, citing the great promises made in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. This is the promise that all people would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. King stated:</p>
<p>It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note in so far as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check: a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."</p>
<p>152 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, have we, as a nation, honored our sacred obligations to the promises of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?</p>
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<p>The question of the “State of the Dream” is often raised at annual celebrations of the Martin Luther King Holiday. I heard the question yet again at a recent panel discussion held at Dillard University. Dominant U.S. society, I responded, has never embraced Dr. King’s “Dream” or the goals of the March on Washington. </p>
<p>The opportunity to enact the “Dream” still stands before us. There are many ways we can enact the Dream, one of which is raising the minimum wage to the level demanded by the March on Washington on March 28, 1963.</p>
<p>Dr. King began his speech to marchers by marking the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, citing the great promises made in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. This is the promise that all people would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. King stated:</p>
<p>It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note in so far as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check: a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."</p>
<p>152 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, have we, as a nation, honored our sacred obligations to the promises of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?</p>
<p><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/webview/j67qh/4eeeea6dd78fc7eee1929db33887cf47">MORE>></a></p>