A Story About Race - Neil deGrasse Tyson

Video information
Neil talks about a time in college where a wrestling teammate made him uneasy about whether he was doing the right thing culturally by becoming an astrophysicist.

Taken from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I5Fl1Qn-Do

It is good of Neil deGrasse Tyson to share openly about how he was discriminated by some people just because of his skin colour so that others who have been discriminated can relate to his experiences and take heart they are not alone. In actuality there is only one race - the human race, and skin colour has nothing to do with intelligence. As the saying goes, "racial superiority is only a pigment of imagination." It is unfortunate that some segments of society and media had perpetuated false stereotypes of "races", which only reflects on their own insecurity, ignorance and backward thinking. I am glad for Tyson to realise his dream of becoming an astrophysicist and I hope and believe his sharing in this video would help more people to realise that we are all one human race and have our own aspirations and skills and intelligence, regardless of our skin colour.