Let it not be said that this column ignored the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther
King Jr.’s historic “I have a
dream” speech. About 200,000 people
assembled at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to hear King and other civil
rights leaders on Aug. 28, 1963. If you have Real
Player, you can listen to King’s speech in full on the History
Channel Web site. The speech lasted
only 16 minutes, but it will resonate for as long as Lincoln’s
Gettysburg Address.
The Associated press reported that Chris Rock, host of the 20th MTV Video Music
Awards, didn’t forget about it. “Isn’t it nice to see that his dream has finally come
true?” he wisecracked, after the rapper 50 Cent put in a performance of
“P.I.M.P.,” along with Snoop Dogg, the ubiquitous former pimp Bishop Don Magic Juan,
members of his G-Unit posse — and a bevy of half-naked women.
