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The Promised Land
My Promised Land

Martin Luther King had a dream. "I've seen the promised land," he said. "I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land."

We all have our dreams. You have your own vision of the Promised Land, and we'd like to hear about it.

Tell us what your Promised Land looks like. Where is it, and what makes it special? Who's there with you, and why do you dream about it? When do you think you'll get there? And how?

Leave a message for us at 1-888-RADIO-55 (1-888-723-4655) with your idea of a Promised Land. You can also e-mail us at share@thepromisedland.org. Make sure to tell us your name and where you live. We hope to use your message on the air or on this Web site.

Work in Progress

Longtime environmentalist and activist Robert Redford imagines his Promised Land as a dynamic balance between natural and urban.

FEATURED LISTENER So Beck of Oakland, California, thinks of children and their possibilities when she thinks of the Promised Land.

Dr. John Kyle, a physician and city councilman in Belfast, says his Promised Land is simply the chance to be a full community again.

Judy Bonds' Promised Land is a mountain in West Virginia. That's home to her, and she fights for those mountains every day in her struggle against mountaintop removal and coal mining.

Former West Virginia Congressman Ken Hechler isn't afraid of an uphill battle. He was the only representative of Congress to march with King in Selma. Hechler also marched with Judy Bonds in her fight for justice in coal country. He doesn't know if he'll see his Promised Land.

Comedian Paul Mooney isn't usually known for his optimism, but he thinks we may just be on our way to the Promised Land.

Straight-talker and youth worker the Reverend Eugene Rivers thinks the idea of the Promised Land is changing with the times.

The kids the Reverend Rivers works with in Boston — Tanisha, Anicia, Karrisha, Darren, and Jermaine – share the Promised Lands they hope for.

Host: Majora Carter