Say, "I'm proud to be black!" on any public stage in America, and you will hear thunderous applause.
Say, "I'm proud to be white!" in the same venue and and you will be reviled.
The fact is, the only race not allowed socially to celebrate its own existance is caucasian. I'm part American Indian (I prefer "Injun"

) and can say that before saying, "I'm part white". So, rather than get caught up in that ridiculous mess, I prefer to say, "I'm American". Still, these guys make a good point. If Halle Berry hadn't made that horrendous speech about being a trailblazer, would we be discussing the racial aspect at all? Maybe some would, but most wouldn't.
Thing that peeves me about this whole topic on the whole is the, "it's ok for me to make racist remarks, as I am of color, but you can't because you are the oppressor" aspect they all include.