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On January 15, 2013, Martin Luther King Jr. would have celebrated his eighty-fourth birthday. For a great many reasons, his absence is felt by all, but nowhere more profoundly than in the homes and hearts of his family.
In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr., his niece Angela Farris Watkins, for the first time ever, gathered together family members to share inspirational reflections and memories of their time spent with the man they knew as a brother, an uncle, and a friend in the new book, Martin Luther King Jr.: A King Family Tribute. From quiet moments at his home to celebrating at family gatherings, to marching side by side with him in demonstrations, readers will understand more about Martin Luther King Jr. the man, as only his family could have.
Also included in this all-new book are contributions by his grand nephews and nieces, who, although never had a chance to meet Martin Luther King Jr. have grown up with his legacy, and explain what this means to them and the mantle they must carry and live up to.
Alongside these moving tributes are personal, many never-before published, family photos of Martin Luther King Jr. as well as new photographs of the memorial dedicated to him in August 2011 on the National Mall in Washington D.C.
Martin Luther King Jr.: A King Family Tribute, edited by Angela Watkins, PhD., foreword by Andrew Young (Abrams Books, 2013), is available now wherever books are sold.
Colin Riley is an Associate Marketing Manager for ABRAMS.


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Trillions I Say
I hate to talk bailouts all the time. But the feds keep throwing more misallocated trillions at the problem.
What problem? Oh, you know — the predictable consequences of all the previously misallocated trillions.
We keep hearing about fresh piles of governmental largesse being devoted to making our troubles as long-lasting and burdensome as possible. Of course, the central planners in D.C. don't admit the necessary effects of their wastrel social-engineering ways. They would rather call it, say, "investing," or "economic stimulus."
Economist Henry Hazlitt pointed out that government spending does nothing to "stimulate" the economy. It merely directs "labor and capital into the production of less necessary goods or services at the expense of more necessary goods or services."
What politicians are really doing is buying votes, keeping themselves in office longer . . . while the bad times roll.
Our calculations of red ink should consider not only the federal debt on the books, which is now more than $10 trillion, but also the unfunded liability for Social Security and other programs. Adding all that, we get something like $70 trillion or more we're on the hook for.
I did some quick math. A stack of 70 trillion one dollar bills would be close to 48 million miles high. More than half the average distance between the earth and the sun.
Just thought I'd mention it.
This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob.

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Click-a-day Day 5—Our Morning
Posted in Challenges, Love, Missing You, Photography on Jun 5th, 2013
I've been practicing this shoot for the last 3 days. There were a few challenges that I needed to overcome, such as making sure that no cars, parents or kids were in the frame; I was able to keep my kids in the car until it was all clear! I knew that cooperation from my kids was [...]
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