Wednesday, March 25, 2009

For those who think Obama's election changed everything...

Report sees 'sobering statistics' on racial inequality

... this might bring everyone back to reality. Inequality hasn't gone away, and the reality is it probably never will until the majority of citizens in this country wake up and acknowledge it. It's scary how many people (mostly caucasian) I've overheard talk about racism and inequality in this country since Obama has been elected as if they are things of the past. Then again you can't really rely on the dominant group to be aware of the plight of the less dominant group, whether it be minorities, low-income groups, or women. Before we can ever truly live up to all that America claims itself to be, the first step would be to acknowledge that we're not perfect and some things need to be fixed.

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