MLK Injustice Index 2013: Racism, Materialism and Militarism in the US
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/01/21-0
We as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values
when machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism and militarism are incapable of being conquered.
Martin Luther King, Jr., April 4, 1967
While the US celebrates the re-election of its first African American President and the successes of numerous African Americans in all walks of life, there remain troubling challenges.
While remembering how far this nation has come since Dr. King was alive, we cannot forget how far we have still to go to combat the oppressions of racism, materialism and militarism.
Racism
Whites have 22 times more wealth than blacks and 15 times more wealth than Latinos. Median household net worth for whites was $110,000 versus $4,900 for blacks versus $7,424 for Latinos, according to CNN Money and the Census Bureau.
African Americans are 12.3 percent of the population but 4.7 percent of attorneys.