My school made arrangements for the entire school to watch the inauguration of President B. Obama in the gymnasium. While Obama's speech was well received by the students. I immediately saw a digression or deviation in regards to progress, once the speech ended with the benediction by Dr. Joseph Lowery.
My school is composed of all Hispanic and Black students. After the election many black students begin to celebrate at the expense of the Hispanic students. Asking questions like "What have Hispanics done?" followed by "we have a Black President, and yall are wack" ..... I was deeply disturbed by these comments! The interesting part is that several Black adults in the school behaved the same way ... celebrating in isolation as opposed to celebrating a major breakthrough on behalf of all minority groups.
In conclusion, I think the election of Barack Obama coupled with the sentiments of many demand that we review the definitions of racism and inequality in their most basic forms.
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