Martin Luther King Drive in Washington D.C.

The D.C. council has voted to create a Martin Luther King jr. that will stretch blocks through D.C. This is significant for our city because Martin Luther King is such an influential leader among the black race. Former Mayor of D.C., Marion Barry stated "Dr. King was not just an African American leader, he was a leader for American, progressive people" (washingtonpost.com). I think this is a great additional to the District of Columbia. Having the March on Washington led by Dr. King himself justifies his significance to this city and what he did not only for the black race but for the entire nation.

This is another step closer to completely erasing what is left of segregation and discrimination. At one point in time the black race struggled to have their voice heard on the radio, television or any other media outlet. Larson, author of "News Coverage of Black Candidates and Politicians", mentions that at one point the media coverage of blacks was limited and depicted them as unimportant by providing limited pictures, and less attention in important media stories (Larson, 218). For King's name to be honored as a major road in the Nation's captial is a sign that we have made a trememdous amount of progress. As well as have this article as one of the major headlines in the most dominant newspaper in the District of Columbia.