Mychal Massie: "We've Won"

The conservative Republican commentator slams his party's increased efforts to woo black voters: "It is time to stop being an African-American community and be an American community. Racial division continues because it is encouraged and financially rewarded. If we are viewing things through a prism of Americanism there can be no minority status. It is time to stop trading and trafficking in race. A mindset built on holism will sanction the end of race hustling. Civil-rights leaders of days past, the president and Republican spokesmen are no doubt well-intentioned, but in the final analysis, their methods of accomplishing a united America are no better than those methods we oppose. Every American is confronted on some level with the same concerns – color notwithstanding. So why render the battle for a few – when all are affected?"

Because some Americans are more affected by issues than others. Culture is important. Why the either/or? We are both part of USA and a black community.