Black and white

As I catch glimpses of Oprah in the crowd, her eyes clearly brimming with tears, I realize that it's not been politically correct for a long time to emphasize the difference between black and white. It's not been correct to point out the inequities that persist, because the country's taken all the official "equalizing" steps already. What could be left?

What was left was the absence of hope, and that is what I see corrected now, even from my white eyes that can hardly imagine what it is to grow up in a world where I would have to fight not to feel like a second class citizen.

I hope, for myself, that I can finally stop seeing the world in black and white, and finally perceive the shades of gray all around me. People. We're all just people.