Ying Yang: White and Black are not so in Balance, sort of

Everyone loves to take a trip to an all inclusive resort or hop on a cruise to a warm, tropical destination. For the past four years, my family and I have been traveling to a Caribbean paradise on the island of St. Croix; however, staying at our cousin's house is a lot different than having every need catered to you pool side.  While they may have an awesome house in a gated community overlooking the ocean (with all the standard pool, tennis court, and basketball court stuff), the fact that you have to leave during the day to find stuff to do really opens up your eyes to what life is really like outside of the resort walls; specifically the wealth divide.  While the island is owned by the U.S., it is mostly populated by native Caribbean islanders known as "cruzians".  On the other hand, most of the corporations, well-known companies, and successful stores are owned by rich white businessmen.  The distribution of wealth is definitely not equal by any means, the good thing is that there is still equal opportunity for anyone who wants it.  Nobody is holding you back to doing what you love, and you don't see high incarceration rates against people of color, because the policemen don't want to incarcerate their own people.  America is supposed to be a place of opportunity, freedom, and equality, and while the equality of wealth may not be that equal around here, the different races and social classes are all friendly and open towards each other.  Refreshing to see people of all different sorts brought together by a bottle of virgin islands rum and the sunset.