Today our family is living the dream and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. While we would be foolish to say racism no longer exists, the United States is a much different place from when Dr. King first had his dream, and peacefully demonstrated in Washington D.C., Chicago, IL, and many cities in the South.Dr. King’s dream was about not only black cloisters being equal with white cloisters; his dream was about unification and peace among a human race defined by the essence of its Creator and the words of its Savior. Our pigmentation is not what groups us or defines us. We stand unified amongst much stronger lines, bound by the imago dei (image of God) that exists in all humanity.Our personal family (Adam, Njeri and Amani) exemplifies King’s dream. Some might define us as a black woman, a white man, and a multi-racial toddler. However, we define ourselves as God’s children brought together in a mosaic of unique family traditions and life experiences.Dr. King’s dream is not defined first as “black” this or “white” that. It is defined by the vision of God’s people, diverse in talents and gifts, and offering those talents and gifts to further God’s kingdom. The more we fill out polls and surveys as black, white, Asian, Latino, pacific islander and so on, the more we create a defined “other,” different from ourselves, reinforcing barriers. It is divisive. We have plenty of other dynamics that make us unique.We are not the same racist country we were before the civil rights movement, but violence of action and speech still promote barriers. Today, when we allow skin pigmentation, hateful speech, and physical violence to create lines of division, we reveal that we have not learned from the life of Jesus or the words of Dr. King.The eduKenya family, like that of our personal family, seeks to embody the dream of Martin Luther King, Jr. We are people who choose not to separate ourselves by race, nation, or socioeconomic class. We are a band of God’s children, spread across this globe, pooling our talents with which God has gifted us, to bring His kingdom to this world. As you sit and ponder this day what Dr. King’s actions and words mean to you – do not focus on what makes us different (particularly as we consider “race”), but think about God’s family and your purpose and role in this family.Adam and Njeri Gould