Where I went to college (and probably many other universities), we celebrated MLK Jr. Day by having a series of workshops and panel discussions about race and social justice in America.   Through these events, I learned how progress and social justice only occurs when we fight for it. Now, as an adult that no longer needs college credit, I find it challenging sometimes to find events in which to to participate.  I know that most of us would rather just take the day off, rather than making it a “day on,” because it is so easy to see those past struggles as so far removed from our daily life…