Reaction: Rev. Jesse Jackson upset African-Americans not dominating MLK memorial contracts

Jesse Jackson is reportedly upset that there are not enough African-American artists being awarded contracts in the construction of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial. He is particularly upset that a Chinese man has been awarded the contracts to two of the monuments more important sculptures, including the one of MLK himself. Well Jesse, you can't have your cake and eat it too. MLK stood for many things, but reverse-racism was not one of them. If you wanted to be treated as an equal, you have to be willing to treat others as equals. Why is an African-American any more qualified than a Chinese person to create these sculptures? I understand that MLK sought to better the lives of African-Americans the world over, but he also sought to acheive that through tolerance, peace, and understanding. Saying African-Americans should be the ones awarded the contracts is just as bad as saying African-Americans cannot be awarded the contracts.