DC area cab drivers went on strike the other day. Once I heard of the strike I found it ironic, because to myself and many other African American males in the District of Obama the cab strike has been going on for some time now. Every evening, weekend, and well any damn time my black male peers and I try to hail a cab the result is the same. We find ourselves waving our hands to no avail. We’re in shorts, suits, and trendy attire. We are dressed the same as many others. The difference is non-black males are successful at hailing cabs (and many other groups but this is from my perspective). We however stand there waving our h
