Improvements_In_Race_Relations

Improvements In Race Relations I stand before you as an African-American young adult. One who has prided himself on showing leadership qualities in Boy Scouts, football, and in school. In those areas, I interact with different races, thus helping to bridge the racial gap. Although, I as an individual have worked hard on trying to bridge the racial divide, no one can do it alone. It would take a group’s efforts to accomplish this goal. The United States prides itself on being considered the most diverse country in the world. Living in New York, one of the largest metropolitan areas in our country I have the opportunity of seeing different races every day. Our cultural melting pot of a country has evolved so much from the mid-1950’s, such that interracial marriages, minority executives, celebrities, and athletes are all now commonplace in our society. It is also not unheard of to see many minorities living in predominantly Caucasian neighborhoods. Many individuals have fought to try and achieve racial harmony. Some of these individuals are Dr. Martin Luther King, Jeese Jackson, Roy Wilkins, A. Phillip Randolph, and Al Sharpton. However, there are still many racial stereotypes and racial, relations, people, rap, one, about, race, country, try, positive, black, artists, thing, music, much, going, african-american, word, united, though, stereotypes, states, same, problem, political, person, individuals, group, even, efforts, avoid, anchors, african-americans, young, white