Racism in Awards??

After reading the two articles, one by Marc Aronson and the other by Andrea Davis Pinkney, I am quite torn on the debate over awards that celebrate minorities in the childrens literature business. To be completely truthful, I can see both of their points. I can understand Aronson because I can see his point of these awards still causing some sort of uninclusion. I as a caucasion could never write a book that was eligible for the Coretta Scott King Award. On the other hand, I see Pinkney's point of view. I feel that without these awards, we may look over important books. I feel that we should include awards that celebrate ethnicty. We should encourage authors and illustrators to show difference in a positive light. If an award is what makes that, than so be it. I feel this is a debate that both has strong points and therefore will be going on long from now.