That is down from 75.2 percent in 1981. Volunteerism is on the rise, with a record 75.3 percent of students reporting having done community service during their senior year in high school. First, it shows that Dr. King, no matter what he might have been, was not a racist. Instead, it illustrates that he had a fundamental understanding of humanity. The real key, and the deepest meaning of the quote from Dr. King, is that, while we all come into this life as equals, it's what we do with ourselves that matters most.
Racism is the stereotyping and collectivizing of people of a race.
That practice can easily happen on both sides of a racial division. Diversity quotas are not diversity. There's nothing wrong at all with differences among individuals and between groups of individuals. We should celebrate those differences of cultural heritage and individual choices. They are what makes life interesting and keeps us growing as a society.