Monday, January 17, 2011

MLK ...Not Just Another Day Off

 
  “Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.”

 Did you know Martin Luther King's day of observance was made law in 1983 under President Ronald Regan but wasn't acknowledged by every state in the U.S. until 2000. Regan believed another federal holiday would create more government bloat. The King holiday would become the 10th national holiday, giving federal workers another paid day off at an estimated cost of $18 million in 1983 dollars. (I am still not a Regan fan! LOL)
Dr. King took steps of faith everyday hoping to change the lives of African Americans everyday. I wonder what he would think today if he knew the entire country celebrated his life today by making it a national holiday.



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