The United States of America has always been seen as a racist society; whether if it is black against white, white against black or even white against Hispanic- racism was always a problem, and probably always will be for the United States of America because it is a predominately white country. However, in the year of 2009, the hopes and dreams of African Americans- better known as "Blacks"- came to reality when an individual of their kind had been elected as the President of the United States of America- President Barack Obama. Not only has this been a great achievement for the black race, but it is also a chance for the American race relations to be impacted. After a year in office, it can be said that having a black president has impacted the American Race Society on a 50 to 50 basis- both socially and politically. Socially, there is now somewhat of a balance between some White Americans and African Americans. African Americans can now feel protected, and encouraged to stand up for what they believed in. The lives of black kids have also benefited; they can now stand up to racists and feel as though there is a hope for their future. But from the Political point-of-view, Americans feel as though the African Americans will benefit more from having a Black President because of past incidents with other leaders of the "American" Government. To put it briefly, from my discretion, it is safe to say that race relations have not improved on a one hundred percent basis.
Below is a link to video entitled 'A girl like me'. This video has a lot to do with America and their Race Relations; it depicts the way society made black boys and girls think about themselves. It is a real touching video. 'A girl like me' video also has a clip of a set of High School students who re-conducted the Brown vs. the Board of Education Study, where black students between the ages of four and seven were given a black and white doll and they were asked several questions, for instance- "Which doll is the good doll?" or "Which doll is the prettiest doll?". Out of the twenty-one kids, fifteen of them choose the white doll overall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWyI77Yh1Gg
Race is something that should be taken seriously. No matter what colour you are or what background you are from; because at the end of the day, we are all still human beings.
