Different Ships, Same Boat – MLK Day 2015

by | Jan 19, 2015 | Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day | 0 comments

 

 

I was thinking of using a different quote today but when saw this one come up I liked the idea of recreating the image again this year, as I did in 2011 and 2009.

 

Different Ships, Same Boat - MLK Day 2015

This is my favorite Martin Luther King, Jr. quote because, to me, it embodies the rock bottom truth behind it all. It doesn’t matter what boat you came on, what matters is that you are here now and you are an American (or want to be one). If you are, then you are in the same boat I am in. I want the boat to sail well and true and I believe you do too. I will work with you to make that happen and I hope you will work with me. I don’t care what your skin color is. I don’t care if your heritage is African or Albanian. I don’t care if you are a pauper or a princess. I just care that you want the best America possible, one that lives out the meaning of its creed.
We all want that, right?

 

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Drawing by Marty Coleman

Quote By Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The Dream of a Different Martin

by | Jan 20, 2014 | Martin Luther King Day, Marty Coleman | 0 comments

 

He had a dream that we would someday allow everyone to have their own dream. Silly or profound, understood or not, it doesn’t matter. What matters is being free to dream it.

 

I had a dream

The Dream of a Different Martin

A dream of a brightly colored self and a matching kite smiling in the wind, yes.  

A dream of floating above a canyon, far above the dangerous water, yes.  

A dream of radio and rock and roll, yes.

A dream of green across the sky, yes.

A dream of a serenading snake, yes.

A dream of a cat as important as the sun, yes.

A dream of a sailboat waiting for you to make it move, yes.

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Drawing and poem by Martin Coleman

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