would martin luther king jr be proud of blacks today?

Answer 1

no!!! who would be? They think they are owed something.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

In MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech, he longed for a time in America when his children and white children could be treated the same with no regard to the color of their skin. Yes, I think he would be proud of the advancements made in Sports, Entertainment and Politics. Black athletes, entertainers such as Denzel Washington and Oprah Winfrey and politicians such as Barack Obama, Andrew Young and Condoleeza Rice would give MLK great hope for Blacks in America.

Answer 4

There are a lot of individuals, some would make anyone proud.

Those who believe in entitlements and a right to be supported by others so they can hang out in slouch pants and look ghetto cool - no.

He wanted people to have better lives and opprotunities - not to be opprotunistic.

Answer 5

Gosh, I hope not. One in three young black men have been in trouble with the law. One in three. Who would be proud of that?

He would probably have made Bill Cosby's "Pound Cake Speech" before Bill Cosby did.

Answer 6

No he would not. He would be ashamed. Especially the music, culture and lack of responsibilty. Black ppl need to get thier s hit together. Im handling mine but see so many trying to get that free ride. To much blaming the white man and not taking care of business.

Answer 7

Yes and No...some are grateful of him and have lived happily eversince, some families act like white people owe them something. And that pisses me off, they got their own TV channel, and music channels, own colleges, own fundraisers. Overall, he would probably whoop some lil' punks causing trouble these days.

Answer 8

January 18, 2005


Martin Luther King Jr would be proud...wouldn't he?
Ben Webb

In school, it was difficult for me to look in history and see someone to look up to. Maybe it was the dull way it was taught or the way they subtly and directly hatchet people's character rather than teach what they did and said. I learned to rise above being taught and being the teacher of myself and in that process, there was one man (amongst other figures) whose message and inner strength really captured my attention. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man of great faith and strong convictions and unlike a good majority of black liberals "leaders", he actually acted upon them and stood for something. Some of my favorite quotes were uttered by this man and it is absolutely frightening at times to look at how this man is revered yet his words are essentially spat upon by those claiming to be looking out for blacks/Hispanics/etc. Jesse Jackson, always a source for fist clenching and head shaking quotes, had this to say today:

"It's easy to admire Dr. King," Jackson told the 650 people at the church. "It's a challenge to follow him."

One can easily replace "Dr. King" with "Jesus Christ" and then sternly look at the likes of Jesse Jackson and hold them to their word. Or better yet, it can be used as a great conversation opener to an avid atheist. Jesse Jackson went on to state how important it was for black people and other minorities to continue rising up and demanding better education, more and better paying jobs and the like. As a black leader, Jesse Jackson doesn't mind putting on the cloak of Martin Luther King's name to capture attention and emotion but more and more, people are reminded of that Bible verse about wolves in sheep's clothing. The very label he and others around him bestow upon him is one of the more condescending things one can say to black people...if he is a black leader, who is a white leader? An Asian leader? Even if there are those out there who claim to be leaders of their race, who gave them the authority to act and speak as one as if the people cannot speak for themselves? Somehow, I highly doubt that if some aliens do land and ask a black person to show them to our leader that they would point them in the direction of Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton. At least the two might amuse themselves by hearing the other speak...

In a way, Jackson just used a word that most of his message contradicts: challenge. There is no challenge in demanding better education and more affirmative action policies. There is no challenge in demanding better pay and boycotting the business if they do not relate because of the cost. There is no challenge in ignoring "judging people by the content of their character" in favor of judging them by the color of their skin. There is no challenge in demands, Jesse Jackson. There is challenge and pride to be found in hard work and earning an education, earning a job, raising a family with your wife, sticking by your family through good and bad times, going to church regularly and continuing to live your faith both in and out of that building...there is no challenge in taking a step backwards yet the media labels people like Jackson "progressive".

Take a look inside a history book and read the "I have a dream" speech from a real man of faith and you'll see that judging by things like content of character, honesty, charity, intregrity, hard work, etc. is progressive.

Answer 9

He would be proud of some of them, but not necessarily all...

Maybe he would be proud of Jessy Jackson...

Answer 10

i would say yes! We have come a long way from constant white domination. But, there are additional improvements needed.

Answer 11

duh
i mean they have more rights and freedom than before