These instances that are supposed to be an attempt at bringing black people closer together, making a place for themselves in this world (because someone thinks they haven't already accomplished this), does more for alienating them than teaching them the finer points of real brotherhood -- human brotherhood. By attempting to define words, which within themselves can shape one's thoughts to see only black or white, all we create is an ugly shade of gray dulling the sun's light and stunting our cooperative growth.

Initially, when I see these announcements, I reflect with an overall understanding of the good cultural intentions they are meant to imply. However, the more I begin to ponder its actual denunciation, and the deeper I look into the essence of it all, the more it appears to widen the crevasse that we've so intently tried to build a bridge across. When you tell people that a day is supposed to stand for black history, black pride or black unity, what you're really showing them is that there exists a larger problem than might have been thought to exist in the first place.

By singling out one culture, we diversify ourselves even more. The whole problem with misunderstanding ethnicity is contracted like a highly contagious disease. It's not innate, it's learned. Simply by seeing someone as African-American, Asian, or as another cultural stigma we place upon each other daily, we are only stating the problem out loud. If only everyone could just understand that we're all just human beings, we all have a heart that pumps the same color blood and our tears hurt just the same when we weep.

Recently, I viewed a show on ESPN, documenting the rise in the influence of the black athlete in the world. The show was attempting to focus on the overwhelming amount of big-name athletes who are black and their positions as undeniable and necessary spokespeople for their race. They supposedly show reluctance when it comes to speaking out and becoming an integral voice within their race. Because they possess the financial power and the consequential clout that accompanies it, they are expected to use their popularity to speak out and encourage the black youth of America that they, too, can do great things.

This all occurs within one of the most notable and noticeable markets that exist -- the sports world. They're expected to show everyone that black people can do great things, and also can have a powerful voice within the community. Well, of course, why couldn't they? This shouldn't have to be taught and learned, it should be known.

Anyone from any walk of life from any nationality or race should do their very best to help us all get along. We're all in this world together.

Since the onset of this miseducational dilemma begins for us at an early age, steps should be taken in high school or before to offset the problem. Steps such as teaching kids to form their bases of people upon the mentality they exude, their attitude against the backdrop of life and their personality, instead of the color of their skin or inflection in their voice. Many kids are forced to make their own, untrained decisions on how to treat someone of a different race or different skin color. From my school experience, we were not taught how to deal with this properly. I have had to just draw my own conclusions, which, fortunately, I feel totally comfortable with.

It would be a shame to think that particular positions within a company, certain levels of political office or even professor and instructor positions were missing black faces due to racism. It's a shame that this miseducation could breed such a fallacy amongst us.

The only people who might be saved from this plague of man might be those who experience the world through a different set of eyes. Maybe the people in charge of organizing racial movements, rallies, and "holidays," or "holi-months" should look at what their goals are -- education, or separation.