Dear Dr. King…

Dear Dr. King,

It’s 2022 and even with great change that has taken place since 1963, there is yet greater change that needs to be made. Daily we watch as men, women and children of color are executed in their homes, cars and communities for crimes that would result in little to no jail time in a court of law and some for no crime at all. We have had to watch as law enforcement and men and women of this nation act out the role of judge, jury, and executioner with no repercussions to be had. It is still dangerous to be negro in this nation that preaches justice and equality but only acts out prejudices and stereotypes.

It has been painful, it has been scary, and it has been downright hard, but we are not giving up. We still refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We still refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. Although it has been tough, we will continue to fight the quick sands of racial injustice and strive for the solid rock of brotherhood for all mankind.

We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. We will not be satisfied until our children are no longer being stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity. We will not be satisfied until we are able to cash the promissory note assuring all men, black, white, foreign and the likes the guarantee of unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We will not be satisfied until this nation is living out the true meaning of its creed, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”

We will not be satisfied until every state in these United States of America are transformed into oases of freedom and justice. We will not be satisfied until all people of color are judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin.