Former slave, investigative journalist, early civil rights leader and Pulitzer Prize honoree, Ida B. Wells is a role model for all of us. Two of her many famous quotes are:
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”
“Virtue knows no color line.”
Today’s haiku: In Honor of Ida B. Wells
Step up, speak out, do
what must be done, for justice
requires persistence
For more information about her heroic accomplishments see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_B._Wells
Fifty-eight years ago, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson enacted the law to end discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
In the picture above, the African-American standing immediately behind the seated president is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who said “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
Here is today’s haiku:
Civil Rights?
Two steps forward then
one step back, let’s not lose hope.
All life matters now.
For more information on how to move forward see this example: http://news.unm.edu/news/two-steps-forward-one-step-back-where-do-we-go-from-here
Life Matters 