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https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=yolanda+king&view=detail&mid=56A0DF9C62C097B91DF656A0DF9C62C097B91DF6&FORM=VIREAnd I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
Isaiah 3:4
It wasn't until 24 hours before the March that Yolanda King the 9-year old granddaughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. learned that she would be a guest speaker in front of hundreds of thousands of people. That's very little time to prepare for such a presentation. Yet this little angel put together a remarkable tribute to both her Grandfather, and today's movement. How, I wondered, did Yolanda accomplish this?
Then, I saw an amazing interview, in which she explained. The night before finding out that she would be speaking, she had a dream. She was in a museum, looking at a statue of her Grandfather. Suddenly, the statue came to life. Immediately, there were reporters surrounding Dr. King, hoping to interview him. But Dr. King only sought to speak to his granddaughter. He told her that he would always be with her, and with that, the dream was completed.
Thus, 9-year old Yolanda though admittedly nervous as she came out on stage quickly became comfortable in delivering her I Have a Dream speech.
To the entire DU community, I wish you a happy Easter Uprising!
Peace on Earth,
H2O Man
bigtree
(89,444 posts)...
H2O Man
(75,131 posts)tell about that dream sent chills down my spine.
bigtree
(89,444 posts)...
babylonsister
(171,514 posts)Thanks for the link, and Happy Easter Uprising to you!
H2O Man
(75,131 posts)I will venture that the world would be a better place if people listened to her, rather than the Laura Ingraham/ John Bolton-types.
MaryMagdaline
(7,651 posts)lunasun
(21,646 posts)H2O Man
(75,131 posts)Spring forward.
MaryMagdaline
(7,651 posts)H2O Man
(75,131 posts)Clarity2
(1,009 posts)I feel comforted knowing that she and some of those children are our future leaders. I am absolutely awe stricken at these kids who are light years ahead in poise, intelligence & maturity than the adults who have attacked them.
Happy Easter.
H2O Man
(75,131 posts)As bad as things have gotten in the past 50 years (with many good things in that same time, of course), it gives me a sense of confidence that we will not only "survive" Trump et al, but actually come through stronger and better.
Me.
(35,454 posts)to you and your family
And a Happy Easter to you and yours!
Bernardo de La Paz
(50,574 posts)H2O Man
(75,131 posts)As an Irishman related to some of the 1916 participants, I felt the duty to update it!
spanone
(137,409 posts)H2O Man
(75,131 posts)democrank
(11,230 posts)Thank you for posting this.
H2O Man
(75,131 posts)I thought that today would be the appropriate time for the OP. Listening to her balances out remembering the horror of 50 years ago on Wednesday.
coeur_de_lion
(3,783 posts)was so amazing. I've watched the video several times.
Out of the mouths of babes . . .
Happy Easter Rising!
H2O Man
(75,131 posts)I wish that everyone saw the value, and understood the wisdom, of nine-year old girls and boys.
Happy Easter Rising to you!
SallyHemmings
(1,868 posts)H2O Man
(75,131 posts)and your Family and Friends!
Mountain Mule
(1,002 posts)H2O Man
(75,131 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)Sometimes I allow myself to wonder what the world would be like if we
hadn't lost MLK and the Kennedys. And many more taken from us too soon.
I do, too. It seems to be part of the aging process, in my case, I suppose. I remember those times, those people. And I still feel everything.
mountain grammy
(27,135 posts)Thank you.
H2O Man
(75,131 posts)I find myself getting choked up .....though there is a grin showing through the many wrinkles on my old face.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)That particular section is the same as her most recent presentation. Likewise, other parts were much the same as she communicated in her first face-to-face meeting with President Obama.
I'd note that her grandfather frequently used sections of past speeches in his (then-current) deliveries. Those who study his speeches and writings are, of course, fully aware of that. Even the majority of his famous last speech -- given 50 years ago this Tuesday -- was given weeks before. The context of that last speech made it far more important, historically, even though sections of the words were identical.
As you note, this is as common as it is important.
She was great!
calimary
(83,826 posts)Lets ALL rise up.
H2O Man
(75,131 posts)raven mad
(4,940 posts)Happy Easter H20 Man! Lets go hop down the bunny trail. (Yolanda is yet another magic child.)
🐇🐇🐇
💝🐰🐰🐰🐱🐦🐱🐇🐇🐇
H2O Man
(75,131 posts)Happy Easter to you.
I wish our nation listened closer to the message of children and teens.
malaise
(277,019 posts)Happy Easter Uprising to you WaterMan
Happy Easter Uprising to you!
Skittles
(157,695 posts)she was outstanding; her grandfather would be so proud
H2O Man
(75,131 posts)She is amazing.
Tatiana
(14,167 posts)Hopefully we adults will be smart enough to follow their lead.
Very well said.