Today, racial injustice is often the product of what we can call "covert racism"; actions that are hidden from sight or ignored because they have been normalized in our everyday life. However, sometimes racism manifests in events that can draw national attention. It is important to understand that such events are rarely just "isolated incidents" or the actions of "a few horrible people." Whether the issue is a violent hate crime, college students using derogatory slurs, or the fact that segregation is so commonplace, all of these events are connected as symptoms and contributors of a long history of racial discrimination. These events culminate to perpetuate systemic and institutional racism. With each event in this modern timeline, ask yourself this question: What may be the underlying problem here?