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The Civil Rights Battle in 2016

Today our nation celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Yet remembering him isn’t what Dr. King would want us to do. Instead of talking about the past, he’d want us to continue the fight for equality and justice.

While the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s is over, the fight for equal opportunity for all continues.

At the heart of Brown vs. Board of Education case is the notion that all Americans, regardless of skin color, must be treated equally under the law.

All students have a right to an education. Yet 60 years after Brown, our kids are not receiving an equal education.