&gt; We need to start learning how to simply NOT THINK about race, and NOT MENTION IT. There is simply no excuse at all to mention it.<p>So when Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about his experience constantly being treated as a shoplifter solely based on his race [1], there&#x27;s &quot;simply no excuse at all&quot;?   I&#x27;d counter there&#x27;s simply no excuse at all to attempt silencing necessary discussion about ongoing mass injustice.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;parade.com&#x2F;250591&#x2F;lynnsherr&#x2F;cosmos-neil-degrasse-tyson-transforming-how-we-think-about-science&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;parade.com&#x2F;250591&#x2F;lynnsherr&#x2F;cosmos-neil-degrasse-tyso...</a>