Would that Denise's hero, Obama, actually practiced what he preaches:

“For too many of us, it’s become safer to retreat into our own bubbles, …” he said, “surrounded by people who look like us and share the same political outlook and never challenge our assumptions.” 

As President, Obama took identity political to new heights. What is shameful was his stoking of the idea that we judge on the basis of racial make-up, not actions or contribution to our shared society.   The same can be say for Denise.