tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1823913 2012-01-16T09:40:41-06:00 Life journeys and random thoughts, AnythingURBAN is a balance of consciousness, culture and aesthetic design. We curate content, design, and perspective. TypePad 29.745129-95.491318themanchildswaggahttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Yourminis.comSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with netomat HubSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a011278db110528a40168e5a19386970c 2012-01-16T09:40:41-06:00 2012-01-16T11:10:09-06:00 Ron Did you know that Martin Luther King and the father of President Obama share a connection? Among the admirers of Martin Luther King was Kenyan scholar Professor Ali Mazrui, a holder of the Albert Schweitzer Chair in the Humanities and the director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at Binghamton University in New York. 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In appreciation of friends and others who have made countless inquiries regarding my status, I would just like to take a second to share that yes, I am safe. My freedom of speech was threatened, and it scared the skittles out of me. Allow me to elaborate a little bit. 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Their purpose? To test a Supreme Court decision that outlawed racial segregation in public places. They also set out to challenge the status quo by challenging those that fervently sought to keep America divided. 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