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The dream reborn

Ron Sims on MLKJr., climate change, and green jobs

Posted by Patrick Mazza (Guest Contributor) at 4:01 PM on 04 Apr 2008

Ron Sims, the African-American executive of a county whose name now honors Martin Luther King Jr., has led efforts to make King County one of the climate leaders among American counties. In today's Climate Solutions Journal, he writes about Dr. King's dream and how it connects to climate change, green jobs, and social justice. (County residents a number of years ago decided to shift from honoring 19th century slaveowner and political figure Rufus King to MLKJr. Recently the county logo finally caught up -- see upper left-hand corner.)

The dream's dead!

http://rtsf.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/youre-not-white/

Start with kids

We can plant the seeds of MLK. With our kids.I never noticed it before. It has been there for a while. This picture of Martin Luther King Jr on our fridge door. I hardly look at the fridge door, but there it was. Amongst all the fridge magnets and numbers and pictures of the kids. But what made me stop was that the picture was of a white Martin Luther King Jr. My young daughter made this great man white. And I couldn't be prouder. I think he would be proud. I know she will continue to live his dream. http://angryafrican.net/2008/03/16/martin-luther-king-jr- ...
And we can plant the seeds with them about the environment as well...

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