When will black people stop complaining? The simple answer to that question is “Not for now.” The more complex answer lies in a deeper conversation about racial disparities that have cursed this nation for centuries.

Here's a short list of 20 steps that need to be taken in order to end the race argument:

1. When black actors can audition for a regular role in a movie rather than for a role that was specifically designed for a black person.
2. When people realize that there is nothing wrong with black aesthetics like big nose and kinky hair and that blacks are kinda stuck with it so stop convincing black people that their nose needs to be contoured and and their curls need to be straightened.
3. When we no longer celebrate the first black president, or the first black bachelor, or the first black person to win a Nobel prize in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine. Because it shouldn't be an accomplishment but an expectation that a black person could do these things. Being the first symbolizes a barrier broken that should not have been there for so long in the first place.
4. When the news uses the same dictionary to describe black and white people.
5. When black causes won't be compared and belittled to other causes or even worse, a counter cause isn't created to belittle the original cause. #blacklivesmatter
6. When young black boys can run to the police if they are in danger rather than run away from the police because they are thought to be the danger. I'm not saying every cop is bad, but we can't help but develop a distrust when we've seen so many instances of an unarmed black man being killed by a police officer.
7. When it isn't a requirement to know someone's ethnicity on an application.
8. When historically black colleges are seen for what they truly are: immaculate institutions for higher learning where minorities can learn in a judgement free zone.
9. When people stop profiting off of the black culture by taking ideas that existed in the black community for years and were previously seen as ghetto but then, when applied the to another race, and it is deemed as sophisticated. I.e: twerking, Bantu knots, cornrows, big butts, etc.
10. When school history lessons become more comprehensive. The main thing we learn about black people in history is slavery, abolition, Jim Crow, civil rights and the first black president. Can we talk about what happened before all of this? Tell students about the black kings and queens that originated in Africa and teach them about Mansa Musa, the richest man to ever live - who was also black. There are so many great moments in black history that is covered up. Since we're on the topic, can we stop sugar coating white history of oppression. (Yes Christopher Columbus I'm talking about you.) History lessons should state all the facts and not an opinionated perspective that glorifies one race and hides the triumphs of another.
11. When young black girls and boys are no longer told that they are cute/handsome for a black person.
12. When people stop stereotyping black people and using one person as a representative for an entire race.
13. When they stop trying to relocate the black population into prison. Don't get me wrong if you do the crime you ought to do the time but the white counterpart should be receiving the same sentencing as their black counterpart.
14. When being black does not decrease your property value. It has been proven that the higher percentage of blacks in a neighborhood the less the home is worth.
15. When affirmative action is no longer needed because blacks have equal opportunities as their white counterparts. Affirmative action is another system in place to make amends for the racial disparities that blacks face today. Get rid of the disparities and the unfair oppression and then affirmative action will be a hint of the past.
16. When debt collectors aren't more likely to call blacks than whites even though both groups report an equal level of debt and repayment rates.
17. When my black facts must be thoroughly verified but lies about the black community continually circulate without proper verification.
18. When the black income isn't lower than the average American.
19. When credit scores become race neutral and we close the credit gap between whites and blacks.
20. When I can write an article explaining the oppression of black people and not face backlash by someone questioning my reasoning even though I just provided valid arguments with supporting facts.

Recently a video surfaced of Jane Elliot, a teacher and activist, asking white citizens, “if you white folks want to be treated the way blacks are in this society, stand.” No one stands off course and she responds by stating “Nobody is standing here. That says very plainly that you know whats happening, you know you don't want it for you; I want to know why you are so willing to accept it or to allow it to happen for others.”

We live and breathe in these racial disparities so we have to continue the talk and act until it is no longer needed. So until blacks no longer face discrimination when it comes to looks, education, finance, and everyday lifestyle, we will continue complaining. Shout out to the whites that understand these issues and have joined in on the fight/conversation against systematic oppression. Also shout out to all the other minority groups that are going through similar problems. One day equality may actually come into fruition in this country. And I honestly wonder what that will look like.

When equality finally reigns will we have an equal representation of all racial groups or representation based on population? Maybe a combination of the two similar to the makeup of the house and the senate. Will equality require us to reach a moment of race equilibrium or a blending of the races? The answer to that question can not come soon enough.