"Something New" Raises New Questions and Concerns

I finally saw "Something New" starring Sanaa Lathan via a bootleg. It was a great movie. Made me do a lot of thinking. As someone who spends a great deal of time already working on issues surrounding diversity, multicultural awareness, equity and justice, and other issues, it was definitely thought provoking.
Question 1: Do we place too much weight on developing a certain pedigree, does this pedigree equal a recipe for success?
As was pointed out by her friends, her boyfriend, and her family, Kenya is successful and accomplished. We learn that she is the daughter of a doctor, who attended Stanford and Wharton Business School. Do those facts equal a certain presumption about who she is, and should come to be?
Question 2: Has progress really been made to the degree where we accept people based on merit?
Scene: Kenya (Sanaa Lathan), an African-American woman goes in to meet a client a Caucasian man, her accounting firm is working on behalf of:
Mr. Pinot (Client): Shouldn't we wait?
Kenya: For?
Mr. Pinot: Isn't someone else coming in?
Hmmm why would he not assume that Kenya was capable of doing the job. But isn't it good to see her vindicated a bit later.
Question 3: Do we sometimes create this added burden for ourselves to propel us forward?
Scene: Kenya and Brian talking about work and the issue of race in the workplace.
Kenya: Some of us have to work twice as hard just to stay in the game.
A little later:
Kenya: You have to work twice as hard, just to prove yourself equal.
Question 4: Is the issue of race harped upon too much, do people use the race card too often?
Scene: Brian is frustrated with the constant discussion of race, and asks if they cannot discuss race for the night.
Brian: All I wanted was a night off.
Kenya: That's what being black is about, you don't get a night off.
Question 5: Given the fact that a gap has emerged between African-American females and African-American males, does this pose a risk to the black family?
Scene: Kenya and her friends (all African-American female professionals one a judge, one a pediatrician, and one a banker) talk about the 43.4%(possibly not exact) of black women who are unmarried, and 56.6%(possibly not exact) who are, but how also the percentage of college educated, successful black women, who are unmarried is slightly higher. They are concerned about their marriage probability and success rates.
Question 6: Does class play an even bigger role than race?
Scene: The entire movie we are made to see somewhat indescribable wealth and privilege. We see how as an African-American female Kenya makes more than her white boyfriend, and a whole lot of other people. While education makes money an equalizer, don't we see how money remains an issue when choosing suitable mates?