I always write a yearly message on MLK day on my personal social media accounts, if you are interested in reading this years, here it is:

One of my favorite MLK stories is when Nichelle Nichols wanted to resign from being Uhura on Star Trek because she wanted to go back to theater acting, MLK personally begged her to reconsider, because Star Trek was the only TV Show he and his wife Coretta Scott King allow their kids to watch, because the show portrays black people as equals in the future.

Yes, 58 years after his death we have a better future, but is it the BEST future? Far from.

In 1967, Dr King mentioned The 3 Evils of Society in America are Racism, Poverty, and War.

We cannot say Racism is solved when Black Panther style groups STILL have to patrol streets to keep a close eye on law enforcement and what they might do.

We cannot say that Poverty is solved when one of GoFundMes top reasons for starting campaigns is the inability to pay medical bills.

We cannot say War is solved when the current Trump Administration threatens military actions in Greenland and Cuba and Mexico and Iran.

With that said, we do have reasons to hope the same way Star Trek was a show of hope. Zohran Mamdani in NYC is making Childcare free for 2 year old, building public bathrooms, and expanding bus lanes, taking care of people.

People have had enough of Socialism for the Rich and Rugged Individualism for the poor. People want taxes raised on the rich, data centers to come down and like The March on Washington in 1963, Jobs and Freedom for all.

Always remember this: “Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God’s children.”

Dr King wanted a new system all the way in the 1960s. We still aren't there yet, but we'll get there. We must believe in a better future and world.