Response to "Go Back to Black"

I have never fully understood the appropriate times to use the term "African American" when referring to black-skinned people. From reading this article, it's now clear that African American can and should be used for black Americans who can trace back from where they came. There had been a controversial argument concerning whether or not Barack Obama was an African American. Since he has one parent from each continent, it makes him an official African American. It's amazing how Obama has already made history and it's only February of 2009. This goes to show that the world really is changing and growing. Years ago, black people had to live through discriminations, such as not being given the right to attend schools, ride public transportation, eat at restaruants where white people ate, and several other unfair restrictions. Now, the President of the United States is a black man.

Also in the article, Dilday mentions how whenever she travels, she is approached in some way by other black people. I have noticed that these means of socialization are present almost anywhere I go as well. Not through personal experience, but more through the eyes of an observer. There are still groups of whites and blacks separated. Yet I don't necessarily see it as a racial issue. I see it as a mutual bond; an understanding of one another. I have several friends who are "African American" or "black." I have no problem being approached by someone of a different skin color, and certainly no problem with approaching them myself. There's nothing wrong with socializing yourself among your own and among others as well. We just have to open our eyes. We have a black President.