What does the term ‘racist’ mean now?

This column by Ta-Nahisi Coates in today’s New York Times is getting quite a bit of attention. It points to questions a lot of people would prefer not to think about. In a so-called ‘post-racial’ society, does racism still exist? What form does it take? How have things changed since a black man was elected president in the United States? What does the term racism even mean anymore? Take a read at the link above and have some thoughts provoked.