Is being "colorblind" really an answer?

Today, some of my friends discussed issues such as relations between the races. They concluded that seeing everyone through black and white lenses is the best way to go.

This “solution” bothers me. Every race has its own characteristics history. An answer to a problem may work for one people, but not for others. Lumping them all into one greyscale category seems like “avoiding” the race relation problems. It also takes away from identity and makes individuals more similar to the next.

Is being “colorblind” the answer?