While I was only just shy of 2 years old at the time, Bobby Kennedy embodied the qualities I often write about: courage, peace, faith, forgiveness and happiness. Today marks the 40th anniversary of his shocking assassination and I want to reflect on what it all means. 
His untimely death took place in my hometown of Los Angeles at the famous Ambassador Hotel just minutes away that since has been torn down. I'm particularly touched today as a result of an interview I saw this morning on MSNBC's Morning Joe with author Thurston Clarke of the latest in a number of books about Kennedy entitled, The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and the 82 Days that Inspired America.Clarke spoke about Kennedy's unique ability to touch people from all different backgrounds and bring people together. He also touched on Kennedy's struggle to overcome the impact of the assassination of his brother President John F. Kennedy and how on the night of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. he found himself having to break the news of King's death to a crowd of predominantly Black people in Indianapolis, Indiana.
In breaking that news, it was the first time Bobby Kennedy spoke publicly about the assassination of his brother almost 5 years earlier.Continue with BOBBY KENNEDY & THE COURAGE OF VULNERABILITY