Keep the conversation going.

“African American young men are disproportionately involved in the criminal justice system.” –President Barack Obama.

On July 19, 2013, President Obama (finally) joined the national conversation about race in the criminal justice system. (speech here, transcription here)

Six months ago, it would have been hard to imagine this topic taking over the talk show circuit, as it has in the last week (a few examples here and here).  Finally, there is open discussion of race and justice at the gym, the store, the coffee shop.

The challenge now: keep the conversation going.

Need a jumping off point for discussion? Check out The Race Card Project for open discussion of six-word posts such as “All young black men are suspect.”