Racism in America Today

It is hard to believe that in 2015, racism and the poor treatment of Black Americans and other minorities still an issue in today's America.  The massacre in Charleston, SC was done at the hands of a young, white aryian supporter who was looking to start a race war. What is happening in our Country with white police racially profiling and shooting unarmed black citizens, and massacres at places of worship?The foundation for this way of thinking is a lack of a proper education in schools and homes across America.

What does it say to our youth when the Confederate flag is allowed to fly in the South in States such as Georgia, South Caolina, and Florida. This is a symbol of hatred. If it wasn't for the forward thinking of Abraham Lincoln our Republic would not exist. That flag represents the biggest stain in the history of the United States. It represents slavery, lynching, Jim Crowe, and Segregation. I don't buy into the thinking that Southerners are honoring their relatives who fought in the Civil War. Your relatives were fighting to preserve an institution that was inhumamain. They were rebels. Germany does not allow the Nazi Flag to be flown as to what it represents. It's time for our federal government to follow suit and ban the Confederate Flag.

It falls on parents and teachers to teach our children that we are all Americans and people should be judged by whom they are and not the color of their skin, religion or their sexual orientation. It is hard watching history repeat itself. Yes, America has come far where Black Americans have become doctors, lawyers, governors, congressman, evening news anchors, and President of the United States. It is time for the one person, who can relate to both the Black and Caucasian races to stand up and make a difference. The hate crimes that have increased  over the last year have come under the President's watch. America is so quick to act against atrocities around the World but we are still fighting the same fight at home since 1776. Now is the time for the President to make his mark on history and end racism in America.