MLK Jr National Memorial To Be Dedicated August 28

We're a month away from American history being made on August 28 when the dedication ceremony  occurs at 11 AM EDT for the new Martin Luther King, Jr National Memorial in Washington D.C.

He will be the first African-American man honored with a memorial in the National Mall area and the third non-resident to be commemorated that way.   

The road to making the construction of the King Memorial a reality got its start in 1996.  A joint Congressional resolution was passed authorizing Dr. King's fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, to establish the memorial honoring the drum major for justice.   He pledged while he was a Boston University doctoral student in the 50's and was active in Alpha Phi Alpha.   He gave the keynote speech during the organization's 50th anniversary banquet in 1956.   . 

When he was assassinated in 1968 Alpha Phi Alpha proposed building a permanent memorial to him in Washington D.C.  Those efforts gained momentum after his January 15 birthday became a federal holiday in 1986 and the joint resolution to build it passed Congress a decade later.  

The resolution gave Alpha Phi Alpha authorization to establish the memorial, give permission to build it on the National Mall and gave the fraternity until November 2003 to raise the $100 million and break ground on its construction.   A foundation was established to manage the memorial's fundraising and design.   In December 1999 the United States Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission approved the site location for the memorial as designs for the memorial poured in from 900 candidates in 52 countries.  

On December 4, 2000 a marble and bronze plaque was laid to dedicate the memorial site by Alpha Phi Alpha as the fundraising and promotion campaign commenced with the ceremonial groundbreaking for the project being held in West Potomac Park on November 13, 2006.  

After the final approvals from the necessary federal agencies came in October 2009, construction finally commenced on the long awaited King Memorial in November 2009. 

The address of the new memorial will be 1964 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20024.  The number is a homage and reference to the milestone Civil Rights Act of 1964 that Dr. King played an integral role in helping to get passed.

The location is on the northwest corner of the Tidal Basin in a line of sight between the Jefferson Memorial to the southeast and the Lincoln Memorial on the northwest where he gave the August 28, 1963  'I Have A Dream' speech.   It is next door to the FDR Memorial and intertwined with the famous cherry blossom trees that ring the Tidal Basin.      

The dedication ceremony will be part of a week of events from August 24-28, and I submit there will probably be a large crowd in attendance for the dedication ceremony as we honor Dr. King with a permanent memorial   


Looking forward to seeing it the next time I make it to our nation's capitol to lobby or for once if I get to got to Washington D.C to just play tourist. 

Josie Speaks For The Trevor Project

This is why I fight like hell to educate, enlighten and empower our people in terms of trans issues.
here's transkid Josie doing the same thing for the Trevor Project.

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PETA Racism Strikes Again

Y'all know I can't stand People Eating Tasty Animals, oops the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals fools.  It's not only because of their constant racist, sexist, transphobic, fatphobic, homophobic (pick one) fail in pushing their message, it's also run by Ingrid Newkirk who is best buds with FOX Noise's Bill O'Reilly.

Fresh off trying to pick a fight with Flavor Flav over his fried chicken restaurant in Iowa, the PETAoids have once again tried to appropriate African-American history and icons in order to pimp their agenda after we have repeatedly told their vanilla privileged behinds to refrain from doing that.

Flav's new yardbird venture is now closed because of some trouble back in April with some employee paychecks that bounced and disputes with his partner's business practices that resulted in its closure.

This latest episode of PETA failing badly has them according to BET.com putting up a six sided display across from the Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. that compares animal cruelty to slavery, complete with images of cruelty to African-Americans and the Dr. King “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” quote 

The NAACP called PETA's azzes out in 2005 over a traveling exhibit entitled: "Are Animals the New Slaves?" that compared images of lynched African-Americans to slaughtered cows.  

They were also called out for wearing Klan hoods to the Westminster Dog Show in New York and comparing it to the Holocaust.

Come to think of it, they engage in this racist crap so often the Klan needs to make PETA an auxiliary chapter  


"Once again, Black people are being pimped. You used us. You have used us enough.” then NAACP president of Greater New Haven chapters Scot X. Esdaile said at the opening of that 2005 exhibit there that raised the ire of African Americans in the area.

The historical oppression of African Americans disrespectfully being used repeatedly in PETA campaigns needs to cease and desist.   Until y'all permanently quit doing so, KFC will continue to get my money.

On that note, off to the Colonel for a three piece..  

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