Race is a difficult subject that most people would rather not talk about. Barack handles the subject with clarity and ease.
Barack writes how we, as a country, have accomplished much in terms of racial equality, but there is still a long road to plough. During the last few decades since the civil rights movement, discrimination by any measure has become a bad word. However, racial stereotypes still pervade society. And there still exists a gap between the opportunity and living standards of minorities and white. To close this gap, Barack supports affirmative action programs that have not been supported by the Bush Administration. Barack also suggests that the best methods to help minorities are universal plans that help all middle and lower-income families. Some of these include:
Education: paying our teachers better, investments to help all kids perform at grade level and graduate from high school
Health Care: universal coverage
Income: expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit, investments in our inner-cities such as insulating buildings, installing energy-efficient lighting, and laying broadband lines
Barack also writes about the changing demographics of our country. “...America will be more dizzying in its diversity, its culture more polygot (p 268).”
We must embrace that change which enriches us all. And what better leader to have than Barack?
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