America has made significant strides against overt racism, in which, with the exception of small enclaves of racists who typically are not part of any meaningful power structure, we find that in today's society racism in any of its myriad forms, is frown upon by most good people, as at a minimum, for being in bad style, and out of touch with the enlightened standards of the day. This doesn't mean that there still isn't racism, as of course there very well is, it just signifies that conspicuous racism is not tolerated in normal society; whereas, racism done by indirect, deceptive, and underhanded means, is still quite prevalent.
However, in consideration that major corporations of all types have taken into their highest executive offices, more and more frequently, people that are non-white; as well as in the halls of our highest governmental offices, we find that even there, people that are non-white have had significant positions, even including the President of the United States; all of this combined does indicate the validity of the point, that America is far more racially inclusive than it previously once was, which not only sets a meaningful good example for its citizens, but also helps to demonstrate that America is progressive in the way that it carries itself.
Yet, despite this progress, there is an incredible amount of debilitating stress within America, which indicates that not all is right. The reason that this is so is that while America has become far more open in accepting people that are non-white as equally entitled to the benefits and opportunities of this country, what has not really changed, is that this country, so often in its implementation of justice, is fundamentally, unjust. In other words, while there will continue to be racial tensions within America for the foreseeable future, what is actually occurring has less to do with black vs. white, and a lot more to do with the tension of justice vs. injustice.
That is to say, just about any civil protest, really comes down to the protest, being about the wrong things which are permitted to occur by those that are the governing bodies, as well as those administrating justice, all in conjunction with the boots on the ground of the policing done by this country in distinct contrast to those that are living within a construct in which quite obviously they are being dealt with in a manner which is fundamentally unjust, unequal, and inimical to the very liberating principles of the founding documents of this great nation. So that, the reality of the situation is that because there is so much systemic injustice in this the land of what is supposed to be fair and equal, and of justice, equally applicable to all; is that the people that are on the wrong end of injustice, are not forever going to tolerate being denied that which is rightfully theirs as a citizen of this country, especially one that has been defined as being of, by and for the people.
As it has been said, where there is no true justice, there will be no abiding peace, no matter the chains and punishments so meted out upon those that merely point out the inconvenient truth of the matter. All of this signifies that till this country learns to be just in all that it says and does, that there will be no lasting peace, for a land without justice, is land that is not free.