Racism the wall not a tower

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I was inspired by Barack Obama and it showed me two things when he won. the first thing is Racism is alive and well with America being more racist after his victory with the thinking that everything was set to "even" since he won now people can say and do anything offensive they want. The second and more important thing is that if you are black and in America you can succeed despite racism if you just fight hard to overcome it. Now i already knew this, heck there are examples of black lawyers, doctors, neurosurgeons even business owners around everywhere. These examples are not shown to kids enough, all we see are athletes and entertainers making big money and that is what every kid aspires to. When Obama got elected he became the example, the standard to aim for just like the Cosby show he was what the best of blacks can be if guided in the right direction and with hope and education and hard work. So i wont ever think of racism as a mighty barrier anymore, if slaves could thrive after the civil war but be beaten down by jim crow and segregation for decades then we can succeed everyone of us black, white, poor, female, asian mexican, gay. the only thing we need to fight against is those forces trying to divide us and keep us down like the super rich that play games pitting us against each other