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I disagree with you, though, on a few points.

We have to have terms that describe us, like black or white or Asian. That doesn't mean if we are one of those "terms" that we are less of a human than any of the others. I think that's where the problem comes in.

Describing himself as 'black' because he is bi-racial is something that started long before Obama. You may remember the "one drop" rule. If a person was part black, they were considered less of a person and therefore called black. I think that's just something people subscribe to. I disagree with it, but that's how it is (in the black/white case, bi-racial people shouldn't be described as being either white or black. why would anyone want to be white just because there is a 'wide diversity of people termed White?).

I didn't understand this graph:

'America is likely to elect any qualified American Citizen, however, a person who identifies themselves as set apart culturally being African-American, or racially as being Black, and attends a racially oriented and divisive church for 20 years, can hardly be called totally American or even mainstream American."

I don't know why anyone would call himself or herself 'grey.'

Black churches and organizations don't teach hate. I attended a historically black college and there was never a message of hatred toward anyone. These types of organizations were started so that I would have the chance at attending college and making it in the work force. When there were no such organizations, people like me could not have attended school because they weren't allowed in.

I really appreciate your comments. Sometimes I think we have to understand others in order to figure out why they feel, say and do what they do.