The son of a leader

"MLK III kicked off two weeks of activities at the University of Denver to honor his father's legacy with a speech on Monday, January 14 at Gates Concert Hall. King's son brought the crowd of more than 600 to their feet with his powerful words."

 

As some of you know I am the photography editor for the University of Denver student run newspaper, The Clarion. Last night I had an assignment to cover Martin Luther King III's speech for the front page image of today's issue. King's son was on campus to kick off a weeks worth of activities to honor, who I believe to be, our nation's greatest leader. King did more than stand up for what he believed in but yet stood up for millions of people around the world and gave them a voice. His son did just that last night by continuing his legacy.

I'm not a politician so I'm not going to get into the strong views that he expressed over the course of a 45-minute speech however I have to agree with a lot about what he said. After the conclusion of his speech I had the pleasure of being only a handful of people who were introduced to MLK III by the athletic department's Associate Athletic Director for Diversity and Community Relations, Tony Daniels aka TD. Tony is a great person and friend and it meant a lot to me for him to introduce me to the son of a world wide figure.

It didn't really hit me until just now that I met a truly inspirational person last night. The work his father accomplished over the course of his lifetime has allowed me to attend the University of Denver. I can't imagine the difference in what my life would be like if today's society was equal to that of the time period of Dr. Martin Luther King's work.

Take a minute this week and reflect on a great activist, a great leader and a great human being.

In honor our a great leader another staff photographer, Mike Sasser, and myself will be working on a small multimedia piece for the web for next week. Stay tuned!