L.A. Watts Times
- The Civil Rights Movement is alive and well in 2010. There is no such thing as the “post-Civil Rights era,” unless you are one of those rare individuals who assume that African-Americans and others have already “overcome” racial discrimination and economic exploitation.
There is no such thing as a “post-racial” America, unless you are also one of those brothers or sisters who think that you are a “post-Black” colorless person who lives in a colorblind society of true equality and equity.
I remember well, back in the 1960s and ’70s, there were some who misguidedly believed that we should stop marching, organizing, struggling, singing and praying for a better day. Yes, we have made tremendous progress during the last 50 years toward racial justice and equality. But our progress did not happen by osmosis. We had to stand up, speak out, protest and, for many, we had to shed blood, tears, jail time and suffering to get where we are today. We cannot afford no
