I sick to bleeding-gums death of those kind of headlines. Like you I got jumped and worked over (BOW) by a bunch of ignorant punks. They were pretty outspoken advocates for racial harmony. A mild concussion was all I got, but it really played hell with my previously friendly attitude. I think two legged animals of every hue just use race as an excuse to pull that crap, and they really do make life miserable for normal human beings. Politicians, and 'community leaders' who egg them on should go to jail for it. I agree with you that the Obama presidency has emboldened a lot of black thugs, and racial tensions have been exacerbated greatly as a result. Personally I'm running out of optimism. Our country is perishing for lack of real leadership, and a functioning moral compass.
The kind of real leadership this country needs is rising out of the turmoil as we speak. I've said it before, and I really believe it... we've got some real pain to come, but beyond that, sunrise is coming.
Sorry to hear about your incident. I can definitely relate.
Two of these (always more than one) disadvantaged youths tried something like this on a friend of mine - demanded he buy them beer, and when he refused, they started moving in on him. My friend then pulled out his little buddy and told them to start walking away. They did more than walk, they ran. They will probably think twice before pulling this again on a white boy.