Hey you. You who is wondering why there is no mail in your mailbox. Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. And true to form, I have included some links so you can learn more about Martin Luther King Jr. and his life and his dream.

• The Seattle Times: Martin Luther King Jr.
• Martin Luther King, Jr.: A True Historical Examination

I’m sure most of us have heard and/or read Martin Luther King, Jr’s I Have a Dream speech, but I have included a snippet of it here in case you don’t have it memorized.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right down in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.

This is our hope.

Listen to Martin Luther King, Jr. as he gave his I Have a Dream speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963.

We have come so far, but not far enough. Spend some time today to teach your children about what a great man Martin Luther King, Jr. was.

And February is Black History Month. So throughout February share stories of the Civil Rights Movement with children. The whole point of history class is to remember and learn from our past so we know what we did right and what not to do again. I know you all know this, but our children are our future leaders and we need to school them well. The election was won in November because of “morals” so we need to stand by our morals and teach our children to be good people. And good people to everybody. Not just people who look like them, or act like them or talk like them, but every single person they come in to contact with. Be a good role model and teach your children to do the same.

• Infoplease: Black History Month
• Biography Celebrates Black History Month