I took the boys on their first trip to the King Center. Looking at those exhibits reminded me that it hasn’t been that long. My parents were teens during the civil rights movement which means the very people fighting against equality are still alive. There are a lot of black folk still suffering the ripple effects of slavery, post slavery era, Jim Crow and welfare. Those of us that have prospered should not look down on our brothers and sisters who have not. And to my non-black friends, and friends from other parts of the country, please take time to watch a few PBS specials that go deeper than “We Shall Overcome”. The disparities in this country still exist.