January 2015

LEGENDS THAT PAVED THE WAY

The OWN NETWORK and Oprah Winfrey did a fine in presenting the “Legends That Paved the Way” Pt.1

It reminded me of the movements that spanned for several years in the early 1960’s. My parents were very active in the support in this movement. As a child of that era whatever my parents were into, so was I [I had no choice].  The adults would gather and discuss the daily current events that were import in the Black/Colored/Afro community. Most of the names that were spoken on the program I am familiar with, others not so much. Last night I was reminded and learned a great deal of some of the true heroes of the Civil Rights Movement. A lady named Amelia Platts Boyton Robinson invited Dr. King to Selma..

…”Amelia Platts Boynton Robinson (born August 18, 1911) is an American woman who was a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama and a key figure in the 1965 march that became known as Bloody Sunday. In 1984, she became founding vice-president of the Schiller Institute affiliated with Lyndon LaRouche. She was awarded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Medal in 1990.”…[Wikipedia]

..”Civil rights pioneer Amelia Boynton Robinson is perhaps best known as the woman at the front of the March 7, 1965 “Bloody Sunday” march in Selma, Alabama. Robinson was gassed, beaten, and left for dead that day on Edmund Pettus Bridge.

The protest organizers, including widowed Selma businesswoman Amelia Platts Boynton, had intended to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama’s state capital, but were stopped by what was effectively a police riot as they crossed the bridge leaving Selma. While the Selma-to-Montgomery march did not take place until two weeks later, the international spotlight on the atrocity over the first attempt on March 7 swelled the marchers’ ranks to national proportions.” http://www.visionaryproject.org/robinsonameliaboynton/

This should spark a thirst for understanding again with our younger generation. Instead of the ratchet garbage that is being perpetuated on a daily basis and encouraged by the media [entertainment outlet], I commend the young people who continue to focus on the issues at hand. What that is wrong with today’s social issues whether it is police injustice or the economical gap in this society.

STAY FOCUSED! YOU HAVE TO BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE…

                                                            [To be continued]

…Pandora