"History is not a procession of illustrious people. It's about what happens to a people, millions of anonymous people is what history is about"  James Baldwin

When I read this quote I immediately recall the Civil Rights movement. There are a multitude of unsung heroes and heroines of the 1960s, when the United States, after a one hundred year delay, had to come to terms with segregation and racism that had vicious grip and negative on the nation and country's claim to freedom for all. Though it still lingers today, I find stories like William L. Moore's story in Mississippi keeps me from the nadir of my despair.  Rarely do these small but important stories get the attention they so rightly deserve. They are pushed to the smallest nooks and crannies of American history. 

William L. Moore is a "what happens to a people"story which deserves greater attention than it ever received. It is stories like these which give me a cautious hope that this, my nation and country will live up to it's creed.

Tomorrow, Karen Bass (D) from Los Angeles District 47, will take the Speaker's seat in the California Assembly. After prop 93 failed this past February, Fabian Nunez, the first Latino Speaker in California, termed out. This the seat  that  Willie Brown held for several years before he became Mayor of San Francisco. Congratulations to the new Speaker of the California Assembly. By the way, she is an Obama supporter.