MLK Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/mlk/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Thu, 10 Sep 2020 15:42:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Let Me Dream https://smthingscount.com/2020/08/28/let-me-dream/ Fri, 28 Aug 2020 16:46:12 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9653 Starting in November, no matter who we vote in as President, I fervently hope the spirit of Martin Luther King., Jr. rests upon his shoulders

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]]> Silence https://smthingscount.com/2020/01/23/silence/ Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:06:09 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8826 Again and again we hear people excuse their inaction in the face of cruelty and injustice with the declaration that one person can’t make any

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]]> My Dreams are Sweet https://smthingscount.com/2020/01/20/my-dreams-are-sweet/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:33:41 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8813 SWEET DREAMS I had a dream—like Martin’s— But in my dream             Cats were leashed and dogs roamed free,             The President was chosen by

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]]> MLK Day–for Children https://smthingscount.com/2019/01/21/mlk-day-for-children/ Mon, 21 Jan 2019 17:40:07 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7695 Today is Martin Luther King., Jr. Day. What’s important is to focus on what he stood for: peace, equality, and justice. Let’s start with our children.

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]]> Is That Legal? https://smthingscount.com/2018/09/06/is-that-legal/ Thu, 06 Sep 2018 16:01:45 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7274 There’s SO much arguing back  and forth about what is legal. As today’s Thursday Thought quote points out, that isn’t the real issue. “Something must

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]]> Really, Who WAS this MLK? https://smthingscount.com/2018/04/04/really-who-was-this-mlk/ Wed, 04 Apr 2018 13:46:02 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6799 I just learned three things about Martin Luther King, Jr. that I didn’t know but found interesting. I knew that he wasn’t perfect–had some flaws,

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]]> Handling the Darkside https://smthingscount.com/2017/06/22/handling-the-darkside/ Thu, 22 Jun 2017 16:45:07 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5972 In today’s Thursday Thought quote, MLK  calls us to the bright side.  

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]]> I Have a Dream, Too https://smthingscount.com/2017/01/16/i-have-a-dream-too/ Mon, 16 Jan 2017 15:42:54 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5510  .                             SWEET DREAMS   I had a dream—like Martin’s— But in

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]]> I Marched With Martin https://smthingscount.com/2015/01/19/i-marched-with-martin/ Mon, 19 Jan 2015 19:08:57 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3427 I marched with Martin Luther King, Jr., almost 50 years ago.  Not literally.  I watched the events unfold on our family’s black and white TV.

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]]> Thursday Thought: Accepting Evil https://smthingscount.com/2013/08/22/thursday-thought-accepting-evil/ Thu, 22 Aug 2013 16:00:04 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=1994 “He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against

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