KING DAY 2025 | An Era of Creative Maladjustment

January 20 | 11 am – 4pm | FREE

“There are some things in our society, some things in our world, to which we should never be adjusted.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Celebrate KING DAY 2025 at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum as we reflect upon moving forward with purpose tackling new challenges and injustices within our community while making creative adjustments. The Lewis museum will host a mainstage panel discussion that responds to a 1967 quote from Rev. Dr. Martin  Luther King, Jr., “There are some things in our society, some things in our world, to which we should never be adjusted.” He calls for “creative maladjustment,” he further states, “we may be able to emerge from the bleak and desolate midnight of man’s inhumanity to man, into the bright and glittering daybreak of freedom and justice.”

This panel seeks understanding, healing and active solutions in the dawn of a new political era and will be  moderated by Dr. Ida Jones, historian and archivist at Morgan State University. We have invited thought leaders in the areas of history, activism, mental health, politics and religion to discuss pertinent African American community and sociopolitical topics. Panelists include Tykia Warden, President & CEO, Greater Baltimore Urban League, Rev. Donte Hickman, Southern Baptist Church, Dayvon Love, Director of Public Policy for  Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, Dr. A’tasha M. Christian, LPC and Awanya Anglin, President of the Baltimore Chapter of National Council of Negro Women.

Visitors will also learn about Civil Rights activist Walter P. Carter, often dubbed the “Martin Luther King, Jr. of Maryland” and connect with his daughter, former Maryland Senator Jill P. Carter, Esq. as she reflects upon her father’s legacy as a key foot soldier of the Maryland Movement. There will be dance performances by Full Circle Dance Company “Season of Power” with choreographer Hope Byers. Holistic workshops will be offered which includes yoga, drumming and an opportunity to express oneself in a workshop to create “protest affirmations” with artist, Sallah Jenkins. More importantly, outreach materials and resources that positively impact the community such as voter registration information and mental health support will also be available. This program is part of a series of ongoing events associated with our exhibits: iWitness: Media & The Movement and Lynching in Maryland.