Witness

Witness

A Wake

For most Americans, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a day of dreaming. For me, it is a wake.

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Robert Jones, Jr.
Jan 20, 2025
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A photo of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. taken originally on June 19, 1964. The photo was altered to show him throwing up his middle finger, while the original photo had him throwing up a peace sign.

As the country is dragged deeper and deeper into an anti-literary abyss, artists like myself continue—under increasing fire—to write in the trad…

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