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It is with sadness that I write about
the dishonor displayed by some schools and corporations towards Martin Luther
King (MLK) Day. In Atlanta, Georgia, where MLK was born and buried, many
companies do not recognize MLK Day as a federal and national holiday. Some even
go as far as scheduling important employment meetings on that day to make sure
most of their employees disregard a true American legend that died for all
Americans to be free and equal.
Due to the snow
issue in Atlanta, many schools were closed all week. This presented some
schools the god-given opportunity to spit on the grave of MLK. Many are saying
that children should attend school on MLK Day to make up for the week they have
lost. If one federal holiday can be used to replace a week’s worth of school
work, then let us use a Saturday instead. If one week of school must be made
up, then we can make good use of Spring Break, which is actually one week.
MLK was actually killed in Memphis,
Tennessee when he went to fight for the equal rights of Black sanitary workers
for better pay and treatment, yet his day is used in Atlanta and other American
cities to disrespect workers who should be home honoring the man that died for
them. MLK Day should be a day for all workers, students, and children, who
believe in American freedom and equality, to stay home and think about how to
make the labor force a friendlier and fairer place to be. Also, it should mark
the period were workers gather the courage to inform federal officers about the
need to investigate regular social undermining, low retention, and high
absenteeism rates among women and minority workers, especially in workplaces
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The Political & Spiritual Purpose of the
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