Was this movie about race kind of racist itself?

Rating: Null/10 (18 August 2006)

I am a white male, mid 40's. One of the issues that disturbed me in the film, was that it seems the writer allowed the white characters to somehow redeem themselves, whether outwardly racist or whether they used racial dialog. Even the Persian store owner got his chance. Yet, the movie leaves the African American characters without redemption; Don Cheadle, Terrence Howard, Ludicrous.....
Just a thought. What do others think? This came up in discussion of the film several times with others. I previewed the movie at the Newark Black Film Festival and many others in discussion agreed with this statement.