Can I live?

So, people grow and change, this is what life is all about, right? Well, it is for some and not for others. I know of a " friend", she works with younger teenagers. So my " friend" has to be positive. This was the year of change right? Well, some coworkers at the job are not happy with this new development. When you hold up your head and have hope with a smile, this totally goes against the angry black woman notion. I know for a fact if I was young determined non- black person, this would be okay. Yet for some reason, to grow and have morals is so against the norm. Is the president not black? but maybe people who are not black and even other blacks see OBAMA as the EXCEPTION and not the rule? I think many working black women go through this all day long, we are on guard, we have to defend our right to dream and love ourselves all day long......