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Greetings Artistic Beings,

For many of us on January 18 we either had no work or school and many of us were excited for our 3 day weekend.

The sad thing is many of us spent  Monday, Janaury 18 in bed, running a few errands, or catching up on missed T.V. episodes. We forget what January 18 means it's just not any other Monday, but a time when people come together to honor and recognize a remarkable, gifted, non-violent, and believer in change individual by the name of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

I spent my MLK day in downtown Brookyln @ the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) where hundreds of people stood in line to remember Dr. King.

The show was opened by the New Life Tabernacle Mass Choir who sang "Lift every voice." Once they blessed us with their voices they took us to church! People were clapping, swaying side to side, stomping their feet, wavying their hands in appreciating why they were there and thankful to see another day.

I must say the speakers who came out to uplift the people in the audience did so and they were the following:

Karen Brooks Hopkins, Pres. of BAM

Governor David Paterson

 Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator

 Christine C. Quinn, City Council Speaker

Anthony Weiner, U.S. Representative

Dr. William Polland, Pres. of Medgar Evers College

But, the man of the day besides Dr. King was the keynote speaker Danny Glover, who was featured in "The Color Purple", "Lethal Weapon", and "Angels in the Outfield" are a few of his work.

Besides being in front of the camara Mr. Glover has been and is currently working in aiding those who need assistance. For example, he serves as a UNICEF Ambassador and is the chairman of TransAfrica.

During Mr. Glover's speech he was enlightening us on Dr. King, how Dr. King's movement impacted him as a child, and what Dr. King would say about what's taking place in Haiti.

When Mr. Glover was talking about Haiti and what they've been through before the earthquake,  he became very emotional that he began to choke up during his speech.

The only thing the audience could do was applaude him in encouraging him to continue and that we were all here as ONE! As a Haitian-American I was a bit emotional myself when listening to him, but he did a GREAT job!
Mr. Glover said something that struck me and might struck you, as well. When talking about Dr. King he said "in the ark of his absence what do we understand." In otherwords, Dr. King has left us a legacy and with his legacy what have we grasp from it and for some of us..it's simply another day off.

Below are collages of Dr. King made by kids ages 12 and under who live in New York City  Housing Authority. Check it out!

BELIEVE in your CRAFT!!!