By Daniel Yohannes Racism is no longer in the northern United States. The importance of race has historically been marginalized by the importance of class. Today, in America, as it always has been, your position in society is more defined by your economic status than by your skin color. Nobody questions Michael Jordan or Denzel Washington as they try to enter the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, but I would wager that if a very poor white family strolled in, they would be quickly strolled out.
Money can buy the best educations that lead to the best jobs that lead to wealth.
As long as you start rich, it doesn't really matter if you are black or white. The wealthy benefit from having several class distinctions. Everyone serves them, while most of the classes below them have a servant class that also tends their needs. Only the very poor aren't exploiting anyone. Historically, the lowest class has been of a different race, country or religion, but there has always existed a native population of servants who regardless of color, creed, etc.