There is a hope in our country that Barak Obama’s presidency will move us beyond the issue of race. Unfortunately I don’t think it will be the case. I consider the notion of “moving beyond the issue of race” being the point when we don’t even bring up someone’s race as part of the discussion. Obama’s race appears to be the main focus of conversation for the majority of the mainstream media. The press will point out at every event for the next few months, and probably for the remainder of his 1st term, about how he is the first African-American to do this or that.
Moving beyond race means were are more interested in the substance of what’s happening verses the race of the one that’s involved. I don’t care that Obama is considered to be black. I don’t care that his mother was considered white. To move beyond race is to move beyond race as a side subject that is brought up time and time again. We all have eyes that can all see that Obama is African-American why does the press make a story out of the obvious. Tell me something I don’t know. Focus in on the issues. Yet when the press does move beyond race the issue they focus on is “Hope & Change” a term that can mean anything to anyone. Its feel good topic and many would prefer that we don’t define it as it may remove the “Hope & Change” they are looking for.
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