“Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.”
–Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, what will you do that is creatively maladjusted?
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“Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.”
–Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, what will you do that is creatively maladjusted?
Comments are closed.
My response in answer to this query is based upon the development of my sense of racist responses; I will chose it expressly. I know that, since I, a White person, grew up in the United States during the times of violent Black/White racism and I know that, because of this, I retain some of those ingrained reactions to Black people. However personal experiences in the Peace Corps, living as a volunteer with and learning skills together with Black people, I realized that we were bonded together with these experiences. In addition, I worked for a period of time, as a children’s librarian in Kansas City, MO, on “the other side of town” where I served primary Black children. After the assignation of Martin Luther King, Jr, I joined a Black/White group where we voiced as openly as possible our beliefs and feelings about each others’ race. Since then, I have tried the best I can to recognize those misbeliefs I grew up with and held into adulthood, and to react to times with Black people as opportunities to be friendly (smile in the grocery store) and in groups to engage in conversations that can let us get to treat each other on an equal basis.