There is no doubt that racism against Black Americans goes back a long way. I'd like to think that it has gone away completely, but that's not the reality of the world. But, at at time where the the most talked-about politician in the country is Black, and where the current and past Secretaries of State were both Black, it's pretty apparent to me that we have turned a corner.
That said, there is still racism, but that racism can and does go both ways. Steven Cohen is a Congressman in Tennessee from a district that is majority Black. Apparently, that doesn't sit too well with some people: http://blog.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2008/02/jewish_rep_cohen_battles_antis.html. They would disqualify him solely because he is not Black, and worse yet, a flier was circulated which called him "an enemy of Christ".
What a sad comment on the mindset of the person who circulated the flier, as well as the person who opined that only a Black person can properly represent "Black interests". Funny, I thought that we were all "in this" together. I guess not.
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First of all this is really sad! I think it is interesting that you brought up this topic, since I did a post about Malcolm X on the 17th. I find it interesting that Obama's mother's family seems to be ignored. Also his dad is directly from Africa so he doesn't have the same history as other black Americans.
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