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Type in the content of your page here. Name: Shykira Ross  8/3/09  Humanities   Is race a major problem? In my opinion Yes

 When Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States of America there were some Americans who felt that because he was of African decent he was not competent of being president. His education meant nothing only the color of his skin. Martin Luther King said let a man be judged by the context of his character and not by the color of his skin and yet society looks at skin color first. Racial profiling is a major issue for African Americans and is just another form of racism used today. On July 16, 2009, Mr. Henry Gates a noted scholar returned home from a trip to China to find the door to his house jammed. His driver attempted to help him gain entrance. A neighbor called police reporting a possible break-in and a Cambridge police officer was dispatched. The resulting confrontation resulted in Gates being arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Prosecutors later dropped the charges.[10] The incident spurred a politically charged exchange of views about race relations and law enforcement throughout the United States. The arrest garnered national attention which eventually led to an invitation to the White House by President Barack Obama for a "beer" to discuss race relations.

When I was younger I was faced with a situation where I was told by someone not of color that she didn't want to play with me because I was "black". My grandmother over heard the conversation and later told me that it was the girl's mother who told her not to play with me. Which now I know that racism is taught and that your not born to be that away.

Washington,Jesse "Gates arrest a signpost on racial road "yahoo news.July 21,2009