Late night strolls

Walking to the gas stations in the predominantly White city of Sandy Springs, I actually get goosebumps, my hearts a beat, I feel a moment of terro realizing what happened in Sanford, Florida could very well happen again. I've been pulled over twice in this area, once while walking down the street I had the search light shined in my face as the officers drive away with no explanation. I find myself walking to the gas station because its so nice outside, and I hope my headache will dissapate before I take the medicine I plan to buy. Should I live in fear of being scrutinized or worse assaulted and killed for the color of my skin. My family taught us about the Civil Rights Movement, about those who fought and died to end injustice and racial discrimintation. But in 2012, how far have we really gotten. We have a Black president, but racism still very cleary still exists. I am ashamed to live in a country that clings to the past to forcefully, it subjects people to live as 2nd class citizens. How can we be the land of the free when we still enslave our own citizens? How can we preach equality to other nations when we have not learned it ourselves?
I should not ever have to be fearful of walking down the street in the city I live in, the country I was born in. No one should ever have to feel inferior based on the color of their skin. When will the madness cease?