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Overcoming Racial Inequalities

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Nelson Mandela once said, “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Nearly every day a new breakthrough occurs-- the smartphone, the computer, even the television and radio can all be considered some of society’s greatest advancements. However, there are more revolutions than just technological ones that shape the world. Even more so, are the societal innovations. From overcoming racial inequality, to simply speaking to the new the new student in a class, humans overcome the barriers of the past and break into the fresh, new future of a loving world each day.

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