It is the responsibility of each individual to take control of their own lives. Everyone has obstacles, of one sort or another, placed in front of them. Each individual is faced with choices on how to deal with those obstacles. They can choose to allow those obstacles to define their lives, or, they can choose to over come them.
It is not easy, but then, nothing good seldom is. The greater the obstacle overcame, the greater the reward.
Everything in life is a choice, the outcome of one's life is the sum of the choices, and decisions, that one makes.
Yes, there are always outside "forces" that come into play, but, in the end, it is 100% up to the individual to make, or break, their own life. To do so is to take responsibility for one's self, action, and life, not allowing others to control, or hold you back.
People, of all religions, colors, races, nationalities, have faced discrimination, of one kind or another, throughout history. That is a fact. It is something that is not going to change in our lifetime, or likely ever. The strong have always overcome, the weak fail. It is always a choice.
Far too many have overcome incredible hardship and thrived on their hard work and refusal to give in to say that it cannot be done. Far more do well than fail. In most cases when healthy people of reasonable intelligence fail, in the end, it is their own failure and lack of effort that is at the root of that failure.
Only when people realize that, and make the needed changes, will things change for them.