“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we have been waiting for. We are the change that we seek”. With these words of Barack Obama, we witnessed the change when he was elected as the first black president of United States of America. The change which was the dream of Martin Luther Jr. , the change which makes Americans United. African American, the third largest ethnic group in America, who have been supressed over the past centuries, did not reside in the inner cities. Now about 40% of them considered themselves above middle class. This rapid change in the status of blacks for several decades are the consequences of policies for reconstruction, development of the black community, participation in the great military conflicts of the United States, the elimination of racial segregation, and the Civil Rights Movement which sought political and social freedom. In 2008, Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected President of the United States. Apart from Political, blacks also contributed in the field of sports and music. African-American music is one of the most pervasive African-American cultural influences in the United States today and is among the most dominant in mainstream popular music. Hip hop, R&B, funk, rock and roll, soul, blues are some of the genres. NBA constituents 76% of black players, is a perfect example of equal opportunity. With progress in the economy, urbanisation and digitization, the world is witnessing a tremendous change where connectivity seems to be easy. This is a global village, where whether you are a black or white, one needs not to care about. If both blacks and whites understand and rejoice the gains of the past, however, we will move forward with the optimism, dignity, hope and energy that further led to the evolution of progress. But the question still remained unanswered. “How far we have come and how far we have to go?”