Mourning Becomes America
Mourning has become our national habit. When will we find the courage to stop the madness?
We must do more, far more, than “thoughts and prayers” — our education demands that we ACT for racial and social justice in this nation.
Do not remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a distant historic figure, but as a powerful force whose message continues to drive the quest for justice today.
True leadership is a moral act to restore hope, ensure justice, achieve peace. Leaders cannot equivocate in the face of clear hatred, provocation and violence. We must be clear and firm: there is no place in American society for those who seek to foment racial hatred.
We must defeat racial hatred and violence. We must stand up, be counted, and get to work to end this plague.
Mourning has become our national habit. When will we find the courage to stop the madness?