It would be really nice if everyone could learn to get along like this, and I feel like this is the direction we're headed. At least I hope so.
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Write a ResponseIt's about time people make a change, and it's sad to see that people still have to deal and live with racism this day and age.
I like the where the video takes the story of Charlotte and describes what the city must do to reach this point, but I think it is a story too good to be true in this time frame.
While I feel that we're still in The Beat Goes On, I also feel that small steps toward becoming "eye to eye" are being taken. it makes me hopeful watching a movie clip like this
Charlotte has potential, and there have been many glimmers of hope that show Charlotte is changing for the better. In my experiences been much community organization such as the Charlotte Coalition for Social Justice, which is helping tackle the issue of discrimination and building inclusive relationships with students all around Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. This organization has, over the... read more
This is the ideal Charlotte. I loved this one! It reminds me of my highschool. Open minded and accepting individuals willing to work with one another and see eye to eye. I wish everyone could think like this. Our community would be absolutely amazing. The Olympic thing... i found that hilarious. But who knows what the future holds.
This video gives us hope in the future. It would be so great to see everyone come together like this. Even though we know the olympics will probably never come to Charlotte, it would awesome. I believe if more people watched this then Charlotte could become a better place.
If Charlotte could make it this fair it would be awesome! I liked where the white woman turned around to the cleaner at her work. I think that parts in this would probably would never happen. They kinda went over board. Just for the women to be nice to the cleaning lady would be great but the chances of her asking her to lunch? and the Olympics? I think we are very far away from this. But..... read more
It is very encouraging to watch this video. It would be great for Charlotte to overcome racial tension and come together. I sure hope this is what happens to Charlotte in the future.
This would be ideal if Charlotte came to this. Everyone living in an environment where everything was near 'perfect'. Charlotte would be at its greatest. But by how things look now, unfortunately, i don't think this would happen by 2015.
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