Walk into any grocery or convenience store in a predominately White neighborhood and look at the books and magazines on the shelves; scarcely a dark, pigmented face to be had. The reverse in a predominately Black neighborhood will yield books and magazines with all color hues and subject matter, gracing the covers and discussed between the pages.

Excepting BET, HBO and pimp and hoe representations, count the number of white faces vs. color faces in television commercials and in the television programs that you see every day. Does it never occur to you that Angela Basset, Lynn Whitfield, Taraji P. Henson, Tyler Perry, Boris Kodjoe and a whole host of other mega talents, are rarely, RARELY featured in prime time movies? Has it never occurred to you that most of the criminal and welfare profiles shown on TV depict people of color, yet you get a completely different picture from a trip to your county courthouse, jail or welfare office?

Count the number of white vs. color faces in direct proportion to the number of billboards you see daily, on local highways. Research cases of law and search for equality in the ways and terms of sentencing for Whites vs. Blacks, for the same or equal crimes. Search the history books and see how many times a Black, public official has publicly disrespected a sitting President. Search again and see how many instances you find of Black elected officials, publicly expressing their desire to see a White President fail. Search one more time and see how many times a Black person has threatened the life of a White Presidential candidate, simply because he or she dared to become a contender for the White House seat.

I believe the reply that says it best is from Shana: Blacks and other non-Whites will "get past" the color issue when the rest of the world makes an earnest endeavor to do the same! Until then, we'll celebrate, herald and trumpet our own!

I can promise that if you haven't met the cruel, hatred of racism in this country yet, you will! You obviously need to just open your eyes and mind, and start 'gettin around' a lil bit more!

Having spent years in Black media and marketing and coming to grips with a dearth of images and sentiments that reflect our richness as a people, I felt it was a great time to make this play.

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Very well put!

We (blacks, non-whites) will "get past color" when the world does the same and shows equal reprsentation of all races. Many race specific companies are created out of the lack of exposure or attention to our needs desires and wants. So, instead of begging for someone else to shed light on us, we've provided it for ourselves. Why don't you take your time and opinion and offer it to those companies who are clearly lacking in anyone of color as they are the ones that need to "get past race".