For one thing I think our youth have more prospects in this country than in America, more of our black youth have more of an opportunity to make it into higher education or other alternatives, with the help of the government, which is not the case in America.
We also have better health and social benefits than America, even though we may moan about it some times, we really do have the backing of our government.
In some cases I think we bemoan the government because we have yet to experience how really bad it can get, as our American counterparts have, which is why I think they have instilled such hope in Obama.
Another thing is that for a country so much smaller than America, filled to capacity with many ethnicities, we can all find representations of those ethnicities in high places if we look for it.
Now I am not saying that we as black people still have not got alot of ground to cover, but I do not think that we should now look at America and see it as a failure if we do not achieve the same thing.
For one thing racism may still be present in many areas in the UK, but America's racism is even more prevalent and ingrained.
Lets give credit to those Black British people who have fought their way to the top of their chosen industries and celebrate them as our triumph.
Top Black Britons
- Dr Mo Ibrahim-billionaire entrepreneur
- Baroness Patricia Scotland- first black woman to be attorney general
- Claire Ighodaro-a corporate financial executive
- Michelle Ogundehin-editor in chief of Elle Decoration and Real Homes
- Baroness Amos-former leader of the House of Commons
