Atlanta was very interesting and fun. We had the opportunity to speak to Charles Steal who has taken over Dr. Kings Foundation SCIC. This was so powerful because when he got the call to come to the foundation it was literally at its lowest with no funding and barely able to pay the bills. However in a few years he raised over $20 Million Dollars for the foundation and was able to build a new building for the foundation. He was able to do this without many believing in him. Moreover, he had some profound wisdom for the group. “Silence in the face of evil is evil it’s self,” this statement is so powerful to me because the civil rights movement is really not over because there are still a lot of acts of discrimination still occurring. However, people are content with the state of where we are. Moreover, I think that people are more selfish now and have the mindset that “it’s not affecting me” so they do not see the need to do anything.
Additionally, he spoke on a new article that was published on February 28th, 2018 in the Washington Post. The article spoke on the racial gap in earning had not changed since 1968. This was shocking because you would think that it has increased however we are still not equal.
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