A statute of Martin Luther King Jr. seen in Montgomery on June 14, 2024. The slain civil rights leader would have been 96 on Jan. 15. (Ralph Chapoco/Alabama Reflector)
“The nation is sick. Trouble is in the land; confusion all around.”
I hear something similar to this all the time these days. Whether it’s a new wave of climate disasters, increasing fascism, or the overall feeling of economic stagnation, people in America are restless. We feel like we’re watching the end of days from screens in the palms of our hands. But that quote continues: “But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.”…