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![]() “I am not interested in power for power’s sake, but I’m interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.” I am especially inspired by and aligned with what Dr. King’s melodic Biblical words “justice rolls down like a mighty stream.” Today, these injustices may no longer be embedded in law, but they remain on the agenda to remind us that no matter how far we have come, we must stay the course until, in Dr. Back then, the struggle was to end legal segregation, police brutality, and job discrimination. I explain that I learned from my involvement with the Civil Rights movement that people of good will joining together for social justice can create fundamental change. Often when I speak to younger women, they ask me why I seem so optimistic despite the gendered disparities that remain in leadership and pay, and despite the barriers both implicit and explicit that still impede full racial and gender equality. Each of us should feel as though they are meant for us in the present day. These timeless words are historical but in no way are they ready for the dustbin of history. The contest is held each year by a local Tulsa company, One Gas, as a way of emphasizing the importance of living out Dr. I loved watching this 9th grader who wins a prize in Tulsa, OK for his from-memory rendition of Dr.
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