Somewhere I read. Other freedom
of assembly somewhere I really.
All the freedom of speech somewhere I
read of the freedom of press somewhere
I read that the greatness of America
gives the right to protest far right.
But mountaintop speech was.
I've looked over and I've
seen the promised land and
spoke of that quote that comes from the book
of Amos let Justice roll down like Waters,
and righteousness like a mighty stream.
Here he was one person, 1 voice.
Who said enough? Things
can be different and I'm going
to be part of that change.
the United States holds itself
up as the greatest country in the
world and in many ways we are.
But we have so much to work on,
so much to own, so much to recognize
the sins of our of our past.
Little black boys and black girls
will be able to join hands with
little white boys and white
girls as brothers and sisters.
We focus on the word dream.
But the dream is of freedom
and of freedom that is wrought
through the hard work of unity.
I think Doctor King's
Dream is multi factorial.
It's not simply one speech or one occasion,
it's the whole idea of looking
for freedom for all of mankind,
making sure that everyone is included.
It's what we all want, isn't it?
Don't we all want to feel like an equal?
That's where our struggle has been.
And although we've come a long way,
we still have a long way to go.
Well, we're not there.
You and I know that a lot of people
are judged or pre judged by the
color of their skin or the you
know the texture of their hair or
the zip code that they grew up in.
It makes my heart hurt that
even after all these years.
That there's such.
Baked in racism in our country,
and that there's an unwillingness
on the part of so many
people to acknowledge it.
And work to try to eradicate it
when people just shut their eyes and
closed their ears and just stay in this
world where it's just me, myself and I.
And it's only how I see it through my lens.
The other lens doesn't exist when
I see that in individuals that
causes pain, the more we stay
focused on what's best for me or
the not in my backyard mentality.
The more we isolate ourselves
I have a dream.
My poor little children one day live
in a nation that they will not be
judged by the color of their skin,
but the content of their character
wear. A mix of all different kinds of people,
from all different traditions and all
different political persuasions, and.
I mean, I think San Antonio is a really
special city and a wonderful place to be,
but it's not a perfect place and
we have a lot of work to do.
I think our biggest challenge is fear.
Fear of unknown. Fear of different cultures,
different faith. Fear of being judged,
another big bearing we have is is voting.
We gotta make sure that every American
citizen is able to vote and we need
to make it easy for them to vote,
not make it difficult to vote.
Sweltering with the heat of oppression. When
we transform into an away sis of
Freedom and Justice, do you feel free?
I feel free. Yeah.
I remember I came to the US
as a refugee at the age of 11.
So for me to be here and tell you
that I feel free, that's big.
I think we have to work toward
loving one another. As simple and
as complicated as that may be,
whether you're judged, marked,
laughed, at doesn't matter. You have
to do your part that,
regardless of whatever the the
barriers and whether economic
or social or religious or race,
whatever the barriers.
We are Better Together.
I'm always really drawn to that
idea of beloved community and the
teachings that really emphasize the
universalism of the human condition.
Sons of former slaves and the sons of
former slave owners will be able to sit
down together at the table of brotherhood.
How do we get there?
It takes work. It takes effort.
Of recognizing. That we're
all better off together.
We've got to learn how to to get past
hatred, prejudice, and begin to love
when we look at the core
of what our faiths teach.
I think what God wants from us.
I do think it can be an inspiration
to let go of our insecurities
and our preconceived notions of
other people and try to honor the
Holiness that is in every person.
The hearts of men.
Have not changed. We have not had
that fundamental intrinsic change.
So we're able to respect one another.
It's not always easy, but if it was
easy then it wouldn't be worthwhile
or holy. And I feel that it
is also our responsibility,
yours and mine and everyone that's
watching this to make sure that
we make that dream come true.
We owe him that we owe our children
that we owe ourselves that.