Racism in America: What Has to Happen for White and Black to Unite?

The subject of racism is a continual controversial issue within everyday American society. Racial equality is such a new concept within our lives that many raw emotions still cloud our judgement. Longstanding hatred and hurt feelings eat away at the good intentions and bold efforts that the majority of Americans are trying to promote. Far too many of us speak of equality and hope, yet secretly rationalize hate, based on little more than stereotypes and stories of atrocities that happened generations ago.

There is no debate of the oppression and inequality that has been imposed upon minorities in this country. Slavery is a black eye on the soul of our nation's history. There has never been an excuse for one human to own another. We humans as a species should always have been treated equally. There simply is no question to the validity of these statements. So why is it that racism still exist? What will it take for mankind to realize that despite the color of a person's skin, we are all amazing, complex, individuals, who posses wonderful characteristics that should be admired and loved?

Most Americans will tell you, that they are not racist individuals. Many of these people though, are either fooling themselves, or just being politically correct. When you delve deeper into the subconscious of the human psyche, you discover that many of us have reasons that we believe justifies racism. These so called reasons or excuses include the reverse discrimination of Affirmative Action, ignorance of other races, and the belief in the need for retribution for past injustices. Maybe we should all take some time to look at these issues and into our own hearts, to see if together we can learn to be better as a species.