Black and White: America’s Most Critical and Challenging Issue So, we observed the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King’s famed “I have a Dream” speech recently. The anniversary presented us the perfect opportunity to reflect on how those four words helped change the course of the history of this great nation. Yes. We have made remarkable progress during the past five decades in terms of racial disparity. African Americans now hold senior positions in the military, business and politics. America has produced many African American cultural icons. Interracial marriages are widely accepted in the society now. Yet, not withstanding the efforts already expended for its elimination, racism continues to work its evil upon this nation even after a half a century. Racism runs deep. It infects the hearts of both Whites and African Americans. Progress toward tolerance, mutual respect, and unity has been painfully