2008 Woodie Awards
Martin Luther King Jr. remembered
Jason Jackson
Issue date: 1/23/07 Section: Campus News
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The room filled almost immediately and more chairs had to be brought in to accommodate the growing crowd.
Chantal Scott, sorority president, started the services with a short welcome and introduction of the guest speaker and other participants.
Silence fell over the audience as the lights dimmed and Dr. Henry Parker started his speech "How to keep Dr. King's dream alive."
Dr. King had many great ideas for reform in this country. Greatest of all was his dream of America as one nation in which one is judged by the content of his/her character, not the color of skin. This led him to his greatest achievement in uniting black people.
Parker said, "Only Jesus and Dr. King could do this."
Parker pointed out that UTM has a higher quantity of minority students than much larger schools, such as UCLA and its 36,146 students. UTM has about 800 minority students and UCLA only has about 300.
"You don't know how much power you have right here in Martin," Parker said. He continued by saying that the best and easiest way to keep Dr. King's dream alive is to unite all of the students and student organizations.
Parker ended by leaving the audience with the challenge to "Unite, fight for justice, and make UTM a model for black harmony."
After Parker finished his speech, Rev. Russell Morrow (Founder and CEO of New Generation Ministries) spoke briefly, charging everyone to continue working to help make a difference in keeping King's dream alive before lighting his candle and starting the ceremony.
After everyone had their candle lit, Morrow quoted one of his favorite mottos, "If it is to be, it is up to me."
Morrow explained that no one can wait for something to happen; you have to make them happen.
The crowd, standing proudly with their lit candles, joined in and everyone chanted the proverb remembering one of our country's greatest civil rights leaders.
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Rhonda Shanklin
posted 1/29/07 @ 5:39 AM CST
Jason, this was a well-written article. It appears that everyone's names were spelled correctly and the context of the event remained as the primary focus. (Continued…)
elaine
posted 2/09/07 @ 11:59 AM CST
"Only Jesus and Dr. King could do this."
a very bold comment to place MLK on the level of Christ... sure he was a great man and did many great things. (Continued…)
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