What do we need to do to see the end of racism?

During the past couple of weeks the ugly spectre of racism and bigotry has been making headlines in both the United Kingdom and the United States. While it shouldn’t be something that surprises me, racism I mean, the mere fact that it still exists still shocks me. In this day and age, where the world is truly linked in countless ways, you’d think that people have moved away from some of their prehistoric instincts but I’m constantly getting a reality check.