Martin Luther King Jr. Day says this one day 's Martin Luther King Jr. Day is special . These challenges were there before the dramatic economic downturn of recent months ; they will get worse if there are no interventions . He says it 's a prelude to inauguration of first African-American president . Poussaint : It 's a mistake to think King 's election means Obama 's dream is done . He says we still have a long way to go to ensure all races have equal opportunity .
Martin Luther King Jr. Day says this one day 's Martin Luther King Jr. Day is special . He says it 's a prelude to inauguration of first African-American president . Poussaint : It 's a mistake to think King 's election means Obama 's dream is done . He says we still have a long way to go to ensure all races have equal opportunity .