This month, CityBus here in Lafayette is honoring Rosa Parks wby reserving all of the first seats on their buses as a place of honor for her. I think it is a beautiful tribute. Coretta Scott King's passing yesterday and the recent passing of Parks herself leaves an incredible void and really leaves me with an incredible sadness as the movement towards progress in this country, as indeed this country itself, is at a crossroads. It strikes a chord in me that with this well deserved honoring of Parks that we are honoring an act of defiance in the face of the hegemonic evl that served to oppress BLack people and other people of color throughout this country. Refusing to cooperate with power structures is a noble idea. I think that people should certainly reflect on that.