I think that this article in The Washington Monthly titled “Race, History, and Obama’ssecond term” written by Paul Glastris does a good job of illustrating the problem of modern day racism.  It points out how those who are of a minority race have to wait longer than white people in voting booths, because minorities live in lower income neighborhoods, and there are fewer places to vote in those precincts. 

            I like how the writer says that he thinks the lower income housing mostly goes to the minorities, not because of the economy, but because they didn’t inherit houses from previous generations.  Many white American families could start accumulating inheritance before minority families.  This is in part due to the minorities still fighting for their rights in the ‘60s and ‘70s.  I think that this is a good embodiment of the problem of modern racism. 

            This article points out how the President, due to his race, has a hard time getting things done.  If he tries to do something about inequality, people will think it’s because he is black, but really it’s just because he wants to fight inequality.  The article explains that since the economy is declining, the president can work to benefit minorities. The argument is that it won’t just benefit the minorities, because the whole country is on a downward spiral. 

            Along with these issues, I think that another challenge that creates racism is that people inherently act differently, yet the white majority is expecting everyone to act the same.  That we are all different and yet we are all united is supposed to be the great thing about this country, but if you expect everyone to act the same, there will be problems.