Ashamed in America

Rating: 10/10 (14 May 2005)

I remember hearing news reports about the Hutus and Tutsi tribes over 10 years ago. I felt really ashamed while watching the movie, because some of my countrymen and the (USA) did not appear to care about the slaughter in Rwanda. I was moved and cried many times while watching the film. I also had to research the history of the tribes. It appears to me that when blacks are targets of genocide, this government suddenly becomes too helpless to assist. The movie was an eye opener, this is a film that everyone should see. As Wycliffe Jean sang, "Why can't the countries of Africa be the United States of Africa?..." When we people of color begin to love ourselves and each other, no matter what the shade of the skin, then we will reject anyone who provokes discrimination amongst ourselves. We are all of African descent, that is the common denominator. Let us remember to focus on our similarities instead of our differences.