::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

buzzz worthy. . . By Mona Austin Thousands stood beneath a slow drizzle on August 28, 2013 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington.  Following a symbolic march in downtown DC, speakers paid tribute to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and addressed the new frontier of Civil Rights at the "Let Freedom Ring" ceremony held  at the Lincoln Memorial.  Spectators were spread out over the length of the Reflecting pool, numbering approximately 10,000. Speakers included former members of the King family, Civil Rights leaders, former U.S. Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, Rep. John Lewis (D. Georgia) who marched with Dr. King, Oprah Winfrey, Marion Wright Edelman, Forest Whitaker, Caroline Kennedy, and Jamie Foxx among others. Speaking from the same spot where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered the prolific "I Have A Dream Speech," President Barack Obama delivered the final words of the day in a speech that emphasized unity, accountabily...

buzzz worthy. . . BY JESSE JACKSON August 19, 2013 Next weekend, we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, best known for Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Dream.” Fifty years later, the dream challenges us yet. It is alive because it is not static. The dream of equal rights and equal opportunity, of being judged for character, not color, has transformed this nation. Much progress has been forged; much remains to be done. One way to think about the Civil Rights Movement and Dr. King’s Dream is as a symphony of freedom. The first movement was the movement to end slavery, which required the bloodiest war in American history. Then came the drive to end segregation, the disfiguring legal apartheid of the South. In that victory, the movement freed not only African-Americans but also the South to grow, and opened access to libraries and hotels, trains and restaurants, pools and parks. Rosa Parks could sit wherever she wanted to on that bus. The th...