Help Americans Stop Seeing in Black and White
Race still divides America
Is Barack Obama black or white? The last time that question came up about a public figure it was about Michael Jackson. While Jackson definitely comes from black parents, the president-elect of the United States, appearance and color of skin aside, comes from a mixed family.
I don't mean to spoil the party, but here is the bad news for African Americans: Obama is not black. Let me rephrase that. He is not all that black. To call the winner of Tuesday's election in the United States America's "first black president" is a complete misnomer, misleading, and unnecessarily perpetuates racial division.

