Martin Luther King Iii: 'We've Got to Roll Up Our Sleeves'

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WASHINGTON (NNPA)-On the verge of commemorating the Martin Luther King National Holiday Jan. 19, Martin Luther King III, has declared "We've got to roll up our sleeves" during what he describes as "a very special period in the history of our nation and world."

"But, as long as there are 37 plus million people living in poverty, the dream will not be fulfilled; as long as we live in a nation where 47 plus million people have no health insurance, the dream has not been fulfilled; as long as we live in a nation where the criminal justice system has millions of people and just about 50-50 percent of those people are people of color, the dream will not be fulfilled," he told the vigorously applauding audience. "We still have work to do, but the wonderful thing is we can make it happen. Where there is great challenge, there is also great opportunity."

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Martin Luther King Iii: 'We've Got to Roll Up Our Sleeves'

WASHINGTON (NNPA)-On the verge of commemorating the Martin Luther King National Holiday Jan. 19, Martin Luther King III, has declared "We'v...

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