As the article flip flopped between bragging and complaining, I wondered if the racism she experienced was more internal than external. She seems to have been conditioned to expect ALL white people to be racist, and, when she finds "evidence" of that in some slight, some voice inflection, some nuanced behaviour, it merely confirms her bias. In a perfect world of complete racial harmony, this manifestly great mind inhabiting Ms. Roderique's black body, will likely still find subtle racism at every turn of the wheel. Yes! we can do better. So, too, can Ms. Roderique.