MLK 2011
Today, I learned something new and astonishing. I learned that Martin Luther King, Jr. ad-libbed his “I Have a Dream” speech. That specific phrase, in fact, was not in the textual material to be delivered on the Washington D.C. mall that day in August 1963. Dr. King read the first nine paragraphs of the speech… Read more »
Reflection on Democracy and Diversity
Last week, in a post about preliminary census results, I couldn’t resist a plug for the democracy envisioned by the founders of the United States. May I say that neither history nor government was my strong suit in school? Yet the more I learn, the more struck I am by the foresight of this country’s… Read more »
Truth, Empathy and Giving Thanks
Lisa Nesselson said: “If you used to have money, currently have money or hope to have money some day, drop what you’re doing – including working to make money – and see Charles Ferguson’s astonishingly pertinent documentary, Inside Job.” That movie brings up elephants in the room of every organization today. Speaking truth helps you… Read more »
