Ultimately all hominids came from Africa, and therefore everyone in America should simply check the box next to 'African-American. ' My maternal grandmother was German and my maternal grandfather was Greek. The next time I fill out one of those forms I am going to check 'Other' and write in the truth about my racial and cultural heritage: 'African-Greek-German-American. ' And proud of it.
Choose your thoughts carefully [. . . ] you are the masterpiece of your own life.