Casual Casualties

What a beautiful day in America. Who ever thought they'd see this day in their lifetime? Today celebrates forty-five years living in Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of a bright and promising future wherein all of America's children will achieve her greatest promises, no matter what their skin color or background. For the first time in forty-five years, we awoke to a reality that is better than Dr. King's dream. When Barack Obama takes the stage tonight to accept the Democratic nomination, it will be that much easier to believe that we are closer than ever to becoming a unified, harmonious society. Let's all reach out to our fellow humans and give them a giant panda hug (because pandas are black and white and all that jazz).

And yet, painful reminders abound of how far we have to go before that dream is fully realized.

Is it fair for the seamstress who lovingly crafts KKK robes to ask God to bless them before they're shipped off to guys who are going to burn crosses?

And one can only hope that our children's children will live in a world where every American can feel comfortable buying America's premiere outfitter of casual comfort:

African-American Boycott of L.L. Bean Enters 80th Year