They were standing by the shoreline during a property tour, and the agent kept calling it a “lake.” She folded her arms and shook her head. “It’s not a lake,” she insisted. “It’s just a smaller body of water.” No matter how many times someone tried to label it, she refused to call it anything else.
Sometimes it’s about technical definitions. Sometimes it’s about perception. And sometimes, it’s just about not wanting to give something more weight or value than it deserves. Why do some people avoid certain words, even when everyone else agrees on the obvious?
I make no apology for posting this photo. I think it’s a photo that will haunt America in the years to come.
This is what you have become. If you defend this, have a word with yourself.
I put these two clips of Daddy together because I want to share him saying “I’m tired of marching,” then, after continuing the multifaceted work of nonviolence, saying “I’ve been to the mountaintop.”
The 2nd clip is from the speech he gave the night before he was assassinated.
#MLK #MLKDay #Mountaintop #MLKDay2026
This is one of the best, frame-by-frame breakdowns here by Brenna Perez of the Minnesota ICE shooting, proving without a doubt that ICE agent wasn't in danger, and he murdered Renee Good.
Make sure everyone sees it.