I believe they have worsened considerably, and not just between black and white, although that has taken a nosedive too.
It's not just here in the US either. More and more, groups are using the race card to further agendas of their own.
Illegal immigrants use race to deflect attention away from the fact that they are...illegal, and destroying the fabric and wealth of America.
Groups like CAIR and ISNA here in the US, and others associated with the Muslim Brotherhood worldwide are using race in the guise of "Islamaphobia" to push their agenda and insinuate Sharia into all facets of life, like the workplace, politics and educational institutions.
Anti Israel rhetoric is at an all time high worldwide, including violent protests in the guise of "solidarity" with an artificial construct called "Palestine".
And of course the present administration and all it's useful tools, including the MSM. They use race constantly to stifle criticism and to foster guilt aimed at whites exclusively. The country is so constrained by political correctness that even when legislation banning whites from construction work and other jobs in the so-called "stimulus" bill, barely a whimper is heard...
We haven't improved, we've gone back decades.
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