Every Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the country performs a familiar ritual. Politicians issue statements, schools replay the same excerpts from the same speeches, and social media fills with carefully chosen quotes about judging character rather than color. The language is reverent, the tone respectful, and the message comforting. What is rarely acknowledged, however, […]
On Martin Luther King Day, the American Psychiatric Association released a statement that apologized to people of color for the role they played in supporting structural racism in psychiatry. They labeled the apology as “an important step in addressing racism in psychiatry.” The statement explained that. “The APA Board of Trustees (BOT) apologizes to its […]
Every January, millions of people around the world pay tribute to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Many choose to focus on his famous “I Have a Dream” speech – or at least one portion of it. They focus on the portion, near the end of the speech, where Dr. King speaks of […]
My favorite part of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech comes long before he enunciates his now-famous dream. It comes before he leaves behind the prepared speech. In this early part of the speech, Dr. King speaks of the nation’s bank of justice. Of his refusal to believe that it is bankrupt. And then he speaks […]
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” -Dr. Martin Luther King On Thursday, Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced the city’s plans for celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Remember, Celebrate, Act.” “We understand that it takes the work to get things […]
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