Many people try to think back to "the good old days", when in reality they were not so good for most people who 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 disadvantaged people face around the world. As a society, once we start working on damage control to clean up the mess we've gotten ourselves into, we can finally have real change. Damage control will take time and effort from everyone involved at both ends of the situation. One important step I feel we can take is to give honest history lessons that cover every part of our history in schools. I believe that American history and world history should be emphasized more in our school systems and curricula. If students were fully informed about our history and how we got to where we are, then moving forward will become easier. We expect children to lead us to a bigger and better future, but how can we expect that without the truth coming to light for our diverse culture? We cannot expect to improve this country without knowing its full history and the mistakes we have made in the past. Looking for another way to move forward, Essence asked Dr. Joy DeGruy what we could do to move forward, her response was: “…more research, support and assistance is needed to produce vital healing…that overcomes the wound”.