Why we still can’t talk about race
By Jonathan Capehart | Saturday, July 25, 2009 | The Washington Post
“…Can African Americans engage in the discussion without being suspicious that whites will dismiss their painful experiences or discount them as imagined or overreacting? Can whites participate without fear that they’ll be called racist for expressing their frustrations and concerns? And will each side listen to the other with an open mind to try to understand where the other comes from? Do we as a nation trust one another enough to have this complicated and uncomfortable conversation openly and honestly? Sadly, for now, the answer is no….”…BS
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/24/AR2009072402117_pf.html
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