Essay 498

A ground-breaking MultiCultClassics Monologue…

• Wesley Brown (pictured above) entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1945 and ultimately became the first Black graduate. Now 60 years later, Brown attended a ground-breaking ceremony for a building bearing his name. “Somebody asked me once, did I ever think of quitting,” Brown recalled. “I said, ‘Yes. Every day.’” Fortunately, he persevered to stand as an icon deserving praise and respect. Every day.

• Folks continue the nationwide marches to protest immigration issues. Los Angeles saw over 500,000 marchers on Saturday. Denver drew 50,000 on Saturday too, while Phoenix witnessed 20,000 on Friday. “We construct your schools. We cook your food,” rapper Jorge Ruiz said at a Dallas rally. “We are the motor of this nation, but people don’t see us. Blacks and Whites, they had their revolution. They had their Martin Luther King. Now it is time for us.” Not sure anyone wants a rapper cooking our food.

• The Los Angeles Times reported the snack business supplying movie theatres has been suffering in recent years. Industry experts blame the declining moviegoer crowds. “Our sales are going down pretty directly with attendance,” said one company executive. Or maybe customers are tired of paying $20 for a box of Gummi Bears.