As the nation honors the memory, courage, and good works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we should be embarrassed that the most prominent civil rights figure of our day is Al Sharpton.
In Dr. King's time, important political and corporate figures wouldn't go near such a character but now they share stages with him, embrace him, and pretend that his counsel is wise. We've drifted a long way from a level of leadership which included Martin Luther King, Jr.; Whitney Young, Roy Wilkins; and A. Philip Randolph and it shows.
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