Now  that George Zimmerman has been charged in Trayvon Martin’s death, I am wondering what’s next. I’m not talking about the next steps in the judicial process, I want to know what’s next when it comes to America’s relationship with race.

The hoodied 17-year-old’s killing galvanized hundreds of thousands to have demonstrations that ranged from large-scale marches to individuals simply wearing their hoodies all day. The issue with the black teenager’s killing is that Zimmerman, who is white and Hispanic, was never arrested. That all changed Thursday with Florida Special Prosecutor Angela Corey announcing charges of second-degree murder. Zimmerman has claimed self-defense.

But now what? How can we capture the #justicefortrayvon energy that ran from the street corner to the Twittersphere and on up to the White House? This week the Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network are talking about just that.

The group is in the middle of its conference in Washington D.C. and Sharpton has said attendees “will organize ways to energize the country on pressing social issues” and that they’ll figure out steps to achieve those goals.

I hope so, but I gotta say, there’s something a little staid about sitting in stiff chairs at an air-conditioned conference hall theorizing about how to fix society’s problems.  I know the heady work of focusing efforts must be accomplished to achieve sustainable change.  Still, I think there’s a lot of out-of-the-box opportunities that we can take advantage of to improve U.S. race relations.

With social media, grass roots movements can spread like wildfire. #iamtrayvon did, #Kony2012 did, #OWS did. My fear is that #TrayvonMartin will go the same way as other “movements” that dissipated with the next trending topic.

While the deep-thinkers are figuring out a plan of action, I’m wondering more about us surface-thinkers. What can we do? Probably the simplest, yet hardest thing is talking and listening to each other. When I tell you that racism does exist, believe me. When you accuse me of being defensive, I will listen and we can talk about why I am that way.

What about getting out of our socioeconomic bubbles and exposing ourselves to people different from ourselves?  Having one black friend, one Hispanic friend, one Asian friend and knowing a Muslim doesn’t count. It’s not enough.

Visit a different church or spend time at a library or park that’s not in your community. Make an honest effort to develop meaningful relationships with people who aren’t in your bubble.

As parents we work hard to expose our kids to different vegetables so that they can have healthy bodies and a diverse palate. Why not commit the similar amount of energy to expose them to different people? They would have a healthier mindset and a diverse life experience, making them more well-rounded. Isn’t that what we all hope for?

And don’t stop at broadening your horizons. When you see injustice, speak out against it whether it’s in the workplace, your schools or in the justice system. We’re all members of the human race and deserve better.

So, again, I wonder what’s next. Wouldn’t it be great if we could look back on Trayvon’s death in years to come and identify it as a watershed moment that led to improved race relations? I implore you to figure out how *you* can be a part of the What’s Next and then, make it happen.