Today we celebrate Martin Luther King Day. Dr. King died well before I became aware of the Civil Rights movement. Having grown up in a lower middle class suburb, our family was not exactly supporters of the Civil Rights movement. Dr. King and the leaders of that movement definitely exposed the need for the country to radically change the treatment of minorities in every segment of society. I was able to see those changes begin to create meaningful change in our society.

I am concerned that the purpose of this day, to celebrate a seminal figure in our country’s history, is being used to promote such a blatant political agenda, Voting Rights. I am concerned that both the left and the right continue to exploit so much of our shared history to promote their political agenda’s. It is sorely disappointing to see this happen time and again. This continued pattern will do nothing to repair the divisions in our country. Let’s try to celebrate Dr. King’s incredible legacy on this day that we honor his memory.