I'm happy for his success but I too think referring to him as black is perpetuating the problem. Racism won't stop when people can contribute at the same level, that's already here. Any race CAN contribute at the same level but they don't. By constantly referring to people by race you are perpetuating the distinction. Its no different than having hate crimes, its just continuing the thought process that there is some intrinsic difference between us. When people stop referring to each other differently we will all stop seeing each other differently.