Not at the Mountaintop Yet

Several associates and friends of the late great Martin Luther King, Jr. are working to make a global initiative to end racism and bigotry. This is incredible. One of the organizers of this campaign, who also helped end apartheid in Africa, said that "young people are transcending race." I'd certainly like to think that my generation can learn the lesson that I learned during my tenure at Central State University: color, dress, and language do not translate into intelligence, ability, or drive. Black people are just as good as white people and there are white people who are worse than many of the stereotypes of blacks. People are people, everywhere and always. I've been saying that for years, you can quote me. I think I'm going to close by asking a question posed to me by the Black Eyed Peas, "Where is the Love?" The answer is just a little further in the future, when we finally reach the mountaintop that MLK Jr. saw from 45 years ago.