My Voice, My Heart, My Life

  Fifty years ago, people from far and wide marched their way to Washington D.C. to hear a preacher whose words promoted love, peace and unity. Thousands of people filled the National Mall. Hope, joy, pride and honor was in the heart of these souls. In front of the Lincoln Memorial stood the man who had brought them together; strong in his faith and purpose. He knew this movement he lead was God's purpose for his life. Little did he know that the words he would speak that day would be the most powerful and influential in the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr spoke from his heart. He had a dream. He had a vision for this great nation and he was going to do everything in his power to see it accomplished. His words evoked passion and truth. He demanded more of his country.   "We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gra...

On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, an African-American civil rights activist refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger and was arrested for civil disobedience. Though Rosa Park did not know it at the time, but her act of defiance became a catalyst to the 381 day Montgomery Bus Boycott. She became a prominent symbol for the modern Civil Rights Movement.  She became an international icon of resistance to racial segregation. She organized and collaborated with civil rights leaders, including Edgar Nixon,  president of the local chapter of the NAACP; and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Her simple yet significant stance paved the way for equality.  What Edmund Burke said is true, "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men (or women) do nothing." There were four passengers that were asked to move that fateful day. She was the only one that did not move. Mrs. Parks could have easily given up her seat to the white passenger and gone to...