I remember watching an episode of the animated television series The Boondocks titled The Return of a King (S1E9). An alternate setting is put in place in this episode where instead of Dr. King being killed in an assassination attempt he's put in a coma. After 38 years of being in a coma Dr. King finally wakes up in a post 9/11- America. While making his return he's hit with a rude and terrifying reality. A society that once hated and despised him now claims to love him, but does not follow his teachings or philosophy. Streets that are named after him are never places of communion. To repeat the words of a 10 year-old revolutionary Huey Freeman "The state of his people were at an all time low." This episode ends with Dr. King yelling on a church pupil calling African-Americans "niggas" of all kinds (causing the Black Community to change it's ways, along with the way the world see's it). Mind you this is only an episode on a animated television series aired thirteen years ago.
Now let's say that Dr. King himself was to "miraculously" or "magically" return to the physical 51 years later. In the age of Trump how would he feel? What would he say? What would he do? Would he even be capable of leading a lost generation of people? These questions are very important and must be brought up and for all to think about.
Regards to the members of the group that he fought so hard for (African-Americans) what would his feelings be? Will he come as a loving dove or start yelling all types of "niggas" at them? Would he want to lead them to the promised land or not? Would he even associate himself with them altogether? As an African-American please don't ask me a thing.
While reading this blog page commemorating Dr. King I want you to think and understand what this great man was and stood for. It should always be our duty as logical thinking human beings to read anything and everything that has this man's name on it. Whenever it regards to individuals such as this man of great integrity and deep vision we along with the whole world (including the whole universe) need to pause and say now that's a person of character and true leadership. Hopefully I'm talking to adults here, just do the research for yourself.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. thank you. I would like to thank you for showing us what a real man with integrity looks like. Thank you for being a strategist in a dreadful time in this country. Thank you for showing your family and people like myself the way to stand in the face of adversity. On this day (January 15th) that we celebrate your battles, accomplishments, and life I would like to say rest in paradise.
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