Today we honor a great hero who lived among us and pointed us to a future that most of us could barely even dare to dream of… and many others fought against. President-Elect Obama, in many ways an embodiment of King’s vision, leads our nation today in honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. by declaring this a day of service toward others. Any Institute readers participating in the MLK Day of Service? The official mlkday.gov website is full of helpful information - not too late to get on board! And if you do… leave us a comment - would love to hear.

Or, in the case that you are home-bound today, as am I with a sick little toddler, I invite you to tune-in with me to CNN at noon - CNN will be airing the rarely televised full-length version of MLK’s 1963 speech at the Lincoln Memorial, known to most of us by its popularly acquired title, “I Have a Dream.” It is not to be missed. Here is a link to watch-it online if you do not get CNN on your television.

Reflections on this day in history? On MLK’s impact on our country, on you personally?