Martin Luther King had a dream, which like most dreams, failed to come to fruition. His stated goal was of a nation steeped in equality, universal brotherhood, tranquility, justice for all and character counting more than color of one’s skin:

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.”

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

What type of balance do they fight for?

I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

Association of Black Cardiologists;

National Black MBA Association;

National Association of Black Journalists;

The Association of Black Psychologists;

National Black Nurses Association;

The National Association of Black Telecommunications Professionals;

National Association of Black Accountants, Inc.;

National Black Republican Association;

The National Black Farmers Association Incorporated;

Association of Black Sociologists;

National Association of Black Social Workers;

National Black Graduate Student Association;

Welcome to Black Prosecutors Association;

National Association for Black Veterans, Inc.;

Association of Black Women Historians;

Association for Black Culture Centers;

International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters;

New York Association Of Black Journalists;

Atlanta Association of Black Journalists;

National Association of Black Geologists and Geophysicists;

Association of Black Foundation Executives;

National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters;

California Association of Black Lawyers;

National Association of Black Scuba Divers, Inc;

Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers;

Bay Area Black Journalist Association;

The National Newspaper Publishers Association, also known as the Black Press of America;

International Association of Black Yoga Teachers;

National Alliance of Black School Educators;

National Society of Black Engineers;

National Association of Black Storytellers;

The International Association of Black Actuaries;

Association of Black Anthropologists;

National Association of Black Accountants Southern Region;

Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey;

Colorado Association of Black Journalists;

Association of Black Women Physicians;

Black Sports Agents Association;

National Association of Black and White Men Together (and, yes, it *is* just what you thought);

Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists;

National Black Police Association;

Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys;

National Black Law Students Association;

Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials;

Birmingham Association of Black Journalists;

Black Business Student Association;

Association of Black Health-System Pharmacists;

National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing;

Black Coaches Administrators;

Black Native American Association;

National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators, and Developers;

National Association of Black Female Executives in Music & Entertainment;

Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association;

Black Farmers & Agriculturists Association;

Metropolitan Black Bar Association;

Oakland Black Cowboy Association;

National Black Business Trade Association;

Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati;

National Association of Black Bikers;

National Black MBA Association;

Harvard Black Students Association;

Black Journalists Association of Southern California;

Black College Communications Association;

Houston Association of Black Journalists;

National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives;

Black Caucus of the American Library Association;

National Black Home Educators Resource Association;

USC Black Alumni Association;

Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists;

Cornell Black Alumni Association;

Black Coaches Association;

Connecticut Association of Black Communicators;

National Association of Black Women Entrepreneurs;

Association of Black Princeton Alumni;

Kansas City Association of Black Journalists;

Black Data Processing Associates;

Black Owned Beauty Supply Association;