Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. y ¡Sí se puede! by Xánath Caraza
On a
spring day during the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
addressed a very eager audience in Kansas City, Missouri. His speech rang forth energizing the
community. In the same city, and blocks
from this significant gathering, the historic Latinx community of Kansas City,
easily with at least two centuries of existence, had similar, interconnected
needs for social change.
At a
national level, activists were pushing forward.
For example, Dolores Huerta and César Chávez have been pillars of
activism and important examples for our Latinx communities for decades. The strife for the rights of farm workers
among numerous other social change issues for our communities have been their
focus, of course.
Today,
for our commemoration of Dr. King, let us celebrate, as an example for all of
us, the inspiration that Huerta and Chávez drew from King’s examples of
non-violence and insistence on change.
As I drive through Kansas City and see vital reminders of Black and
Brown activists, the call for justice and through a peaceful process is ever
more important. In the last couple of
weeks, I keep resounding the words paz, paz, paz. ¡Sí se puede!
¡Sí se puede! ¡Sí se puede!
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