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Source: The Record, Stockton, Calif.新蒲崗迷你倉Aug. 28--"It was long overdue. What happened after the speech is great. Things are different. Has his dream been fulfilled? Probably not."- Chuck Warfield, 82retired business owner, recently moved back to Stockton"Dad was prejudiced. He was in a box. Mom taught me tolerance. If I cut my arm, it will bleed red. It's all the same. We are all the same people no matter what power you may believe in. If I don't reach out, I may never know somebody worth knowing."- Phillippa Warfield, 76also retired business owner, married to Chuck for 52 years"I do remember the Jim Crow days. We've come quite a distance over the past 50 years and we have some ways to go. My take is pretty basic. I'm a Christian, a new creation. I could never quit being black. I will always be black. I was born black. However, when I was born again, I became a child of God and his love transcends my blackness and your whiteness."- Ernie Jordan, 62senior pastor, Rock of Hope City Church in Stockton, and board member, Stockton Leadership Foundation"In 1963, I worked in the personnel office at UCLA. Right around the corner was Brentwood, and a Bank of America branch. At that time, Bank of America would not hire African-Americans. I was very political at that time. A bunch of us went over there and laid down in the driveway to their parking lot and we wouldn't let anyone come in. I was young and crazy. It was my way of saying I disapproved of their policy. As a result of that, Bank of America changed its policy and they started hiring African-Americans. From that day to this, I've always had a bank account with them."- La Nita Green, 72co-pastor, Keys to Life Christian Fellowship in Stockton"The 'Dream' speech should be instituted and reinforced. We need to carry out the dream. After the dreamer died, the dream went back to sleep. And we sit around waiting for another dream leader."- Ralph Lee White, 70bail bondsman and former Stockton City Council member"I think about the visionary that he was, a man who had tremendous faith and hope in his God and in his country. To think about what he said, particularly in 1963, America didn't look anything like it does today. He had incredible courage and insight. It was one of the greatest speeches of all time."- Glenn R. Shields, 51pastor, Progressive Community Church in Stockton"Racism is a problem now in more ways. There's a sophisticated racism now, and it's more about class structure. I don't pretend to have the answmini storagers, but I continue to work in a system that I make work for me."- Kennetha Stevens, 35community organizer in Stockton"If Dr. King was still alive, he would speak to some progress and some regress. He would certainly be happy that people have more choices now, but when it gets down to core issues -- jobs and economic justice -- there hasn't been much progress since then."- Bobby Bivens, 68management consultant, president, Stockton chapter of the NAACP"The dream needs to be renewed every generation. Society is always in need of perfecting and being made better. Every generation needs to dream and then work to make it happen."- Michael Tubbs, 23Stanford University graduate and Stockton City Council member"We don't have a color-blind society. Racism has never really gone away. You have people who discriminate solely on the basis of race."- Jennet Stebbins, 66business owner, trustee, San Joaquin Delta College"In 1963, Dr. King called on America to understanding 'the fierce urgency of now' and challenged the nation to move toward a path of racial justice. ... We believe the American faith community has a pivotal role to play in healing in our nation."- Olga Rodriguez, 60board member, People and Congregations Together in Stockton, emigrated from Panama City"I was 11. I remember. It was an emotional thing. We're talking about people's hearts. It's a tough thing. Part of it is a lack of understanding. It's hard to vilify someone if you know them, if you know the family and their kids. The more we know someone, the more difficult it becomes to hate someone because of their color."- Steve Lowder, 60superintendent, Stockton Unified School District"Prejudice hasn't gone anywhere. Americans are still working it out. We have a black president, but there are still issues and a lot of work to be done. But we've changed. Heck yeah. We've come a long way, but equality is still something America is striving for."- John Lira, 77retired, a Korean War veteran who recently returned from his first trip to Washington, D.C., where he visited the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial"There is still hurt and pain and a lack of understanding. Our community is fragmented, but the reason is a lack of understanding. There is hate and evil. We need to get beyond that."- Willie Douglas, 62retired juvenile probation officer, active in NAACPCopyright: ___ (c)2013 The Record (Stockton, Calif.) Visit The Record (Stockton, Calif.) at .recordnet.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesself storage