Tony Dungy of the Indiana Colts and Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears have made double history by becoming the first African -American coaches to go to the Super Bowl. This is a great contribution to the accomplishments achieved by African-Americans. However, will it ever come to a point in time when color does not matter. Currently, it seems as if whenever a black person makes history by becoming the first to do something the media makes a big deal about the achievement. For example, when Denzel Washington won an Oscar for Training Day and Halle Berry won an Oscar for Monster's Ball the two of them were praised by the media for being the first African-American male and female to earn an Oscar. Nevertheless, whether Tony Dungy wins or Lovie Smith wins, whoever wins they are both champions and broke history together as the double first African -American coaches to make history by going to the Super Bowl. What a way to celebrate Black History Month!
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It is true that the media celebrate every African-American "first" in sports leadership, acting, politics, [insert historically white/male dominated action here]. But as our nation works toward greater equality (of both achievement and opportunity) between races, such accomplishments will no longer make headlines. Let's hope that that dream is accomplished sooner rather than later (and that our nation's leader allocate time and money to the issues that matter in this progression).
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