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In a message dated 2/17/2005 7:40:06 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Naming the drive after MLK is political pander to a gulible public. Nice piece. How right you are. I'm surprised Ed posted it, since he is the
current mayor's fawning lap dog and back-channel PR piece.
While MLK Jr. has no Phila history, if there is an arterial that needs to
be used to spread the teachings of MLK, Jr., it is North Broad St. If they
really want to celebrate the meaning of his life, rename North Broad St. "MLK
Jr. Way" Try to stop the young men and women killing each other through
violence, and poisoning each other with drugs. Not to mention the harm they
visit upon their own families.
But, this isn't about celebrating the life and ways of MLK, Jr., its about
sending a disturbing autocratic message about "Black Power"; just like "the
brothers and sisters are in charge" or whatever self-serving pabulum John Street
spewed. It also diverts attention away from the US/DOJ corruption
prosecutions.
What a shame for Our Wonderful City.
Ciao,
Craig
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--- Begin Message ---Sharif Ali wrote: Actually, I just heard from a city contact of mine that it is >a done deal, the Drive will be renamed by month's end in honor >of MLK. Ed, is this true? I hope not. Just when you think the city can't show a greater lack of vision, it does something like this. There should be a prohibition against naming public property after people. Does the world needs another road named after Martin Luther King? No. Naming the drive after MLK is political pander to a gulible public. The people promoting the change don't have to do the hard work of say-- building and maintaining a Martin Luther King Civil Rights Center that actually has meaning and educational value. They change the name of a drive that has no real connection to Martin Luther King and the public thinks they're wonderful. It's the same kind of political pandering that led to JFK and Columbus Blvds. Every identifiable political group will demand public places named after them as their power increase. In forty years will the drives have the same names as they have at the end of February 2005? To Post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Post an Event to the Calendar: http://groups.yahoo.com/calendar/phillyblocks PhillyBlocks Web Site: http://phillyblocks.org Numbers to call for Philadelphia More Beautiful Cleanups: http://170.115.249.12/streets/clean_block_officers.html Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/phillyblocks/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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