Wow. Very well said.

At first, I thought it was going to be an article about this weird "post-race" era we may or may not be in.

But then, it turned out the article was actually very cool. Thanks for sharing, s_r.

Thanks, s_r.

Excellent op-ed.

Co-opt and water down are pretty much the name of the game whenever something is threatening to the powers that be, which makes me wonder whether that is a systemic defense mechanism we have as a society, or if there's a room full of cigar puffing hegemons thinking this stuff up. For what it's worth, a lot of MLK Day volunteer efforts begin and end with reflection, which could be used to stir up those old subversive ideas, so cynicism and outright boycotting these events is way less useful than injecting yourself into and leading them.

Good comment, skwirl. Good op-ed too.