It is very sad, as well as unfortunate, to realize that a pigment on the skin, referred to as melanin, has caused a lot of unnecessary stigmatization among the black population throughout the United States, and the world at large. However, the minority population should understand that it is their responsibility to show the white population, currently known as the majority, that they are not different from them (the black population) in any way way besides the pigment, and so, should not be deprived of the ''white privileges.'' Some of the examples of the privileges mentioned by Barack Obama in his speech ''A More Perfect Union'' include access to loans for African-American business owners, access to FHA mortgages, access to the top schools in the nation, access to great jobs that pay well, and the list continues. Therefore, taking a leaf from the Obama's speech, to clinch all these privileges, to be recognized as one people, and ultimately, to be one nation, the black population should seize the initiative of leaving the past, which was rife with pain, segregation and unfairness, so that we do not become its victim. Also, African-Americans should be well educated and well aware of their environment so that they can work together with the ''majority population'', cancelling all forms of stereotypes and making America one nation. If all these appropriate steps are taken, no one would care if there is a pigment on whoever's skin.
Obama, Barack. ''A More Perfect Union.'' National Constitution Center, Philadelphia. 18 March 2008. Speech.
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