As usual, I spent the hour after the show kicking myself for the points I didn't think fast enough to make. I always end up the Pollyanna on race issues because so many black pundits harp on and on about racism. The point I didn't make is this one: if you've got the smarts and the determination to become a physician, a yoga instuctor, a Buddhist monk or a chef, there isn't one thing white racism can do to stop you. 

We need to stop driving ourselves insane wondering what the white guy at the next desk is thinking about us. SO WHAT if he thinks you're an affirmative action hire if he's thinking about you at all. You likely think he'd have been long fired were he not white. White hearts are theirs to worry about and our actions ours to control. So, does racism remain, even with a black President? Of course, but so what? If you're not doing what you want to do as a black person, odds are pretty good that white racism isn't the reason why. The reason is YOU.