This 17th of January, more notably known as Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I decided to take the time to sit back in my recliner and reflect on how times have changed. I considered the gratitude that I, a black American, have for such a man to lay down his very life for a cause so great, enabling me to have EVERY opportunity to make the most of my time on Earth in a country ripe for the taking. After this gleeful realization, my mind then ponders (in somber realism) the progression, or regression, of the feminist movement. Considering how culturally iconic black women of such dignity and distinction as Rosa Parks & Coretta Scott King are now being passed over for the Cardi B’s and Lizzo’s of the world, who believe female empowerment is relative to the articles of clothing missing from their bodies as they parade themselves as public spectacles, in especially inappropriately despicable fashion. Falling further into the rabbit hole of despair, I then focus my attention on the ridiculous undoing of the strides made during the civil rights movement by the institution of “(insert ‘victim’ group) only spaces” – which essentially is nothing more than modern-day segregation – in a concerted effort by progressives to render the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. about as noticeable and noteworthy as a shadow under a midnight sky.

As I compare such an iconic man on his day of celebration to other black American “thought leaders” from this day and age, the likes of Ibram X Kendi, Talib Kweli, and “Bishop” Talbert Swan, the contrasts are truly as black and white as the segregation they promote. These three men consider themselves quite enlightened on the topic of race. They seek to not bring different races together in a bid for unity but instead reopen racial wounds to further deepen the chasm between the whites and other ethnicities.

The most egregious from my perspective is “Bishop” Talbert Swan. A church pastor who actively promotes black supremacy and white illegitimacy goals decisively deviate from Dr. King’s fight in his pastoral role for equality for all. While Swan seeks to spread hatred and reignite racial tensions showcased prominently during the 1600s-1900s, King sought to heal said wounds for the unification of a country he loved. He believed in coming together as a common people for a common cause of love, reminding us all of the promises of the Declaration of Independence that grant all Americans the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This prominent black pastor and civil rights leader is quoted saying, “I have a dream…little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.”

On the other hand, the direct antithesis of Dr. King, Bishop Talbert Swan’s inflammatory rhetoric regarding interracial cohabitation of any sort consists of comments like, “I’m seriously confused that any black man would sell his soul for a vile, bleached out racist like this and then breed with her.” The fundamental goals of today’s so-called black “thought leaders” compared to those of yesteryear are on full display for the world to see, and the differences are evidently seen & easily chronicled.

Ladies and gentlemen, on this day for which we honor such a significant figure in American history, let us vow to stand together and halt the downward tumble of the legacy of our historic civil rights movement as we strive to live up to a standard of equality for ALL races. In a world where cities across an entire nation are burned down for the sake of black career criminals, let us come to realize the racial movements of today – headed up by such vicious bitter racists – have no legitimacy, are not grounded in fact nor truth, and have nothing to do with equality, but more about black or ethnic supremacy and the promotion of white guilt. Let us then remind ourselves of those whose goals embody the TRUEST form of Americanism, based on love for one’s fellow man, unity along racial lines, and judging others not on the color of their skin but on the content of their character. In doing so, we do a great service to a KING in the truest sense of the word, standing in solidarity with his vision for the future, where black, white, and all those in-between stands together, united under the great red, white, and blue.

Happy Martin Luther King Day!