Monday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and North Central College celebrated it as the 50th anniversary of King's visit to the college in 1960.

We all know that in King's day, racism was out in the open and official policy in many places, and that King fought for a world in which all people would be considered equal.

The fact that a black president now occupies the White House is a clear demonstration of how much things have changed in the 50 years since that visit, but as many attendees of Benedictine University's MLK Day Breakfast pointed out, there is still a way to go to achieve true equality for everyone.

What do you think of the state of race relations in the Naperville area and in the nation? How much have things changed, and do they continue to change? Can you foresee a time when race truly doesn't matter?