"To pretend it is is a comforting fiction. It allows the company to apologize, vow to do better and move on. It allows protesters to feel righteous at having proven they will not tolerate intolerance.
"Meantime, we know as a statistical matter of fact that somewhere, a little boy was just suspended from school for a minor infraction because he is black.
"A desperately ill woman was just denied sufficient medication to ease her pain because she is black.
"A highly qualified applicant was just passed over for the job of her dreams because she is black.
"And sometime soon, another unarmed man will be shot by police because he is black"
