white dominance. That first step the children took into the store was a challenge, albeit unwilling and unknowing, to the structure hegemony set up. That step into a toy store may seem overanalyzed, but for children that have remained complacent in their neighborhood, it was their greatest protest to institutional racism yet. As Omi and Winant said, “nowhere is this refusal of ‘common sense’ more needed, or more imperilled, than in our understanding of racism.” (69). This refusal of “common sense” engenders speaking for oneself and demanding change in the social structure, which are key factors of political opposition against hegemonic rule. Sugar clearly identifies the problem when she states we do not live in a democracy. Moreover, Sylvia