Hi Marilyn,
As long as we are here on this earth there will be prejudices; Not just black on black or white on white. I think that in the crimes where people turn on their own it is not prejudice but jealousy.
I am African American and it breaks my heart to see my people turn on each other and commit crimes against their own brother. I am hoping that our new president address some of these issues, and we can openly discuss race and not sweep it under the rug. I attribute some of the black on black crime, to babies having babies and the children do not have the proper role model in the home. This lead to the children finding acceptance outside of the home, which may not be the best influence on them. This leads to drugs, prostitution and an array of other crimes. They get hooked on drugs, then comes the robbery to support the drug habit and the breaking an entering. I cannot address other ethnicities because of course I am black. It breaks my heart to see kids without a focus on life. I hope they can see how Obama carries himself, how he treats his family and the love he has for them. I hope they focus on education, knowing that if he could make it, so can they, if they want it bad enough.
As in the case of Sarah Palin, I think they made her the scape goat.
Be Blessed.
