the speech i used as the foundation for my talk today about dr king and his formidable legacy, at the Islamic Center of Rochester Inc. full house, a rousing speech by rev marlowe washington sr who urged us to speak up for justice, references to the parting of the red sea and MLK’s status as a kind of prophet by rabbi debbie till, and the tying together of racism, poverty and war by yours truly. best of all, in the middle of my presentation, we showed a clip from the actual speech, so that we could hear dr king’s powerful words firsthand. the most charming and unexpected moment came when a little girl from the islamic center, in a white dress and a lovely white hijab, began to beatbox during a rap she and her elementary school classmates had prepared about dr king and how cool his message was. they got a well-deserved standing ovation 🙂