Racism Isn't Dead...Remember That.

As I was reading the news stories of the day like I typically do, I came across a story I had grown too naive to expect. The Associated Press reported the story of a racist incident that occurred at a New Jersey Wal-Mart. An announcement was made over the PA system instructing Black patrons to "leave the store now". As the statement marinated into the minds of the customers, naturally, outrage broke out. Of course, there was a swift apology following the announcement.WHATEVER. But the act didn't frustrate me nearly as much as my reaction to it did. I was surprised...and I had to slap myself for being surprised. It was at this moment that I realized how complacent a lot of us (Blacks) have become with our status in American society. Racism isn't dead. And this article is just proof that it doesn't even necessarily have a new face. We like to think that long gone are the days where we were not welcome in most white-owned establishments. We've gotten 20 acres and half of a mule and we have settled. So concerned are we with not wanting to stir up any "trouble" and disrupt our bootleg paradise, that we lack the fight that our foremothers and forefathers had. This isn't a time for complacency...that is exactly what the members of racist America. President Obama's election didn't signal the end of racism, just a small victory in the journey to overcome it. Let's get our heads out of the clouds and not fall for the distractions. There is much work to be done, and it falls on our generation. We need leaders for TODAY; stop waiting for tomorrow or for someone else to grab the torch. We need to take action NOW. And the fight isn't ours alone. Back in January, ABC News ran a story where the set up a scenario in a New York deli. Hispanic actors attempted to order in very broken English, only to be met with harsh racial and ethnic comments from the clerk (who was also an actor). Sadly, the majority of the patrons in the deli did not offer much or any assistance. Truth be told, EVERYONE in America has lineage OUTSIDE of the United States (except the Native Americans). No one is more American than anyone else, and it isn't anyone's place to believe themselves to be better than ANYONE else, especially for a reason as STUPID, IDIOTIC, and IGNORANT as the color of their skin. How EDUCATED is that?! Not very.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Black-people-must-leave-NJ-apf-1749619349.html?x=0

http://abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDo/story?id=6551048&page=1