post-racial nation matter conservatives like say happen seattle starbucks proof dr. bob hughes associate dean seattle university sit colleague catch openly racist jerk decide would fun completely racist jerk walk past.hughes felt something hand guy call friend tch walk right king tch call one time walk door customers starbucks kind sit things deafen silence demonstrate post-racial not.these two college administrators dress professionally talk inside starbucks kuow.org publish essay dr. hughes say colleague note wait file police report know dress perception dominant society dress kind professional attire anyone would expect college administrator wear middle work day still target hate.but young man see educate college administrators sit table saw two black people twist sense rule life socio-economic status educational accomplishments age require respect deference fact seem see woman color could brazenly assault open space others watch go explain take back childhood 1950s 60s black kid grow all-white community kind racist hateful behavior normal silence onlookers normal appear still normal today.one woman offer witness manager starbucks help file police report truly post-racial world hughes say nobody would stand nobody would sit quietly yet hear time conservatives black people everyone else talk racism ones problem race matter anymore.this happen race matter anymore.the lack immediate consequences young man mean without shame without remorse hughes say guess next time young man violent unstopped antisocial behavior like escalate live world right felt safe take action feel even safe end president trump hughes colleague endure disgust 2016.featured image via seattle university racist prick spit black pair yell tch starbucks customers silently watch