As long as people make racists jokes, cross to the other side of the street when they see someone not like themselves or paint their message of disrespect in the middle of the night, we have problems. Some people listened. And others, like James Earl Ray, killed him, in an attempt to silence his message. But they failed. The Take A Stand Rally was a small step in the right direction.
Today can be the next step, perhaps a small one, but an important one nonetheless.
The University has built one step on the stairway to acceptance of diversity with the 10 Days to Increase the Peace programs that started yesterday. It's 1996 now. Time to stop hitting the snooze button and wake up. Radiate some love.