Martin Luther King, Jr. lived in a time where racial prejudices were everywhere. They could be seen on the water fountains, in the schools, and even in salary disparities between white and black men. Today, the prejudices are still everywhere. The only difference is that we don’t see them every day, so we pretend they don’t exist. Still, men and women of color are still shot in the streets by policemen every day, at a hugely disproportional rate, and economic disparities are ignored by white policymakers. Despite how far we have come, social, economic, and cultural disparities still play a huge role in the lives of many people of color. Imagine, for example, that you are a mother. Your innocent 12-year-old son has recently been shot in the
