Many people try to think back to the "good old days", when in reality they weren't that good for most people who didn't They had no rights. With the advancement of technology, we have been forced to open our eyes to what is happening in the world around us and the disadvantages faced by disadvantaged people all over the world. As a society, once we start working on damage control to clean up the mess we have found ourselves in, we can finally have real change. Damage control will take time and effort from everyone involved on both ends of the situation. I think we can take a big step forward by providing honest history lessons that cover every part of our history in schools. I think American history and world history should be emphasized more in our school systems and curriculum. If students are given a complete knowledge of our history and how we got here, then it will be easier to move on. We hope that children will lead us to a bigger and better future, but how can we hope for that without the truth being revealed about our cultural diversity. We cannot hope to make this country better without knowing its full history and the mistakes we have made in our past. Looking for another way to move forward, Essence asked Dr. Joy DeGruy what we could do moving forward. His response was: “…more research, support and assistance is needed to produce life-saving healing…that goes beyond the injury.