When I was growing up the politicians and media were not so divisive about race. We had a great baseball catcher called Elston Howard and they didn’t have to remind everyone he was Black because people respected him for his talent, not the color of his skin.
Nowadays when you are Black, it’s typically the number 1 2 and 3 topic, nothing about the man or the talent.
I remember going to Yankee Stadium and seeing Elston Howard play, he was one of my favorite players.