For the last 33 years, United Methodist Bishop Woodie White has written a letter to Martin Luther King Jr. on his birthday to tell him about the progress of racial equality in the U.S. Sadly, this year he’s got nothing to say.

Just kidding.

Moneyquote: “On the evening of Nov. 4, 2008 … when it was announced that Barack Obama had been elected the 44th President of the United States – the first black American to be so elected – there was utter joy! Thousands cheered in Grant Park in Chicago, as did millions more across America. We wept unashamedly, men and women, people of all ethnicities and creeds.

Martin, it was an unforgettable moment! Even as I write, it is difficult to contain the joy or hold back the tears. You would understand.”

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