Let Us Never Forget

Social injustice and economic inequality have always been practiced in our Nation's working industry Irish need not apply, Hispanics we don't want your kind and Blacks don't even show your face this was the typical response to ethnic minorities in America's workplace nepotism and favoritism were the norm and status quo as it was not about your knowledge or skill but about who you know let us never forget the unions and labor laws which evened the playing field for if it was left up to corporate America economic inequality would never yield Racism, discrimination and segregation on our Nation's history is a blight and in spite of all the civil rights laws we still have to fight for a measure of equal opportunity for some respect and a little dignity let us never forget the Rev. Dr. King Jr., Medgar Evers, Cesar Chavez and Rosa Parks those who stood up against injustice by igniting a socially conscious spark they did not back down, they would not back off, they took a moral stance so that every single human being in this country could have an equal chance We hold these truths to be self-evident that all citizens shall be treated the same regardless of race, color, age, gender or how we pronounce your name and as we celebrate Black History Month let us never forget those who led the fight in the struggle for social justice, economic equality and basic human rights