"Are you going to stand up?" the bus driver asked.

"No," Rosa Parks replied.

"Well, by God, I'm going to have you arrested," the bus driver said.

"You may do that," Parks said.

It's been almost 50 years since the above conversation, recreated in a video for the Rosa Parks Library and Museum, took place. Many people think the black civil rights movement ended when Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a public bus, but it's far from over.

Inequality still exists. Although people consider racism less violent and outwardly apparent than in past decades. It's there and it will not go away by itself.

People might not realize that racism is subconscious, and we all have prejudices we do not intend to have.

But we're not just talking about black civil rights. The movement includes many other groups of people. Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights, Chicano and Latino rights, and women's rights are some that are now being explored more extensively than before.

Parks was not the only civil rights activist, but she is a symbol for the movement. It says a lot that she was already in the history books while she was alive.

Parks was one of the last living icons from the generation of civil rights figures who struggled in the 1950s and 1960s. Today, we don't see the same caliber of leadership.

Our society needs a new generation of leaders — not just for race rights, but for women's rights, LGBT rights and every other group fighting for rights too. Where is this generation's Rosa Parks or Martin Luther King Jr.?

We see people on television who appear to fight for these rights, but there is nothing that draws the public toward these camera-hungry celebrities. It takes more than fame to lead others.

There might be hundreds of people out there who are dedicated leaders with valid goals, but lack the media attention to help them become more than local heroes.

It's time for someone to take a stand and be the next icon.

To be the next Rosa Parks.