President Obama had a huge opportunity to advance the well being of Black Americans and put to rest the final vestiges of racism in America. He blew it. //

The first Black American President, instead of using the huge megaphone his historic presidency offered, chose instead to foment distrust and discord. The violence we now see in our streets will set race relations back for decades. Only once could history choose to offer the presidency to a Black American for the first time. President Barack Obama wasted that opportunity.