by Anne Price and Visnu Sridharan
As we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., protests continue to simmer across our nation. The message of those protesting — demanding positive change to our nation’s persisting, systemic inequality — dominated our national dialogue during the closing days of 2014. That this conversation has disappeared from the tongues of politicians and mainstream media belies the fact that nothing has changed.
Deep inequality persists in our society.