"All it takes is a little drilling down into your daily routine, examining what’s going on and what you can do differently. Begin by thinking about the institutions you routinely interact with: stores, banks, media outlets, health facilities, schools, your workplace, community or religious organizations, city government and so on. Pick one and ask:

• Are the policies and practices, and their impacts, racially inclusive and fair?
• Who are the stakeholders and how can they be engaged in making change?
• What concrete equitable changes can you envision and propose?
• How can you focus your collective power to influence the power-holders?
• What purposeful action steps could lead to real change and when can you begin?

(Read the full story at Colorlines, from their 2011 coverage of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)