On the eve of the 50th anniversary of King's March on Washington, here are some thoughts.
Yes, in some ways America has advanced quite a bit. Unbelievable as it was in 2008 ( I had some trouble believing it), a black man getting elected in 1963 would have been even beyond fantasy.
That makes a big difference to one man and a small difference to a great many men (and women), but the real sign of progress is what will make a big difference to many men & women.
It is just as much a sign of progress that blacks are starting to appear as everyday middle class people in our advertisements.
A better sign of progress will be when they appear as everyday middle class people in our real lives.
THAT TIME IS COMING.
I know this because I used to work at a university and I saw young people walking in multicultural, multicolor groups around campus all the time. Young people who have grown up like that will not move away because a person of a different color moves in down the block.
We won't really eliminate or at least marginalize racism til we work together, go to school together, and live together.
Let's see what things are like on the 100th anniversary.
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