Millions of Americans believe that racism is a thing of the past and just doesn't exist any longer. For the most part, those Americans cruise through and live life with fair, meaning white, skin and most have very little interaction with people of color in their lives as neighbors, co-workers, or church member.
Of late, media attention on the number of killed/murdered, unarmed young black males by police, has brought the question of racial equality, briefly, back into sharp focus.
Of course, many apologists who deny the existence of racism still persists, somehow always find a way to point to the number of young black males killed by other young black males as a rationale for defending the "lawful" actions of police against minorities.
But there are other instances of embedded racism that still exists and is rarely, if ever discussed and is never covered and explored by the media.
Continue below the fold for a brief introduction to current trends in racism.