Charles, I'd like to talk sometime but who knows when that might happen.   Can I ask you a question?   As a society, I have no doubt that racism is still a virulent and destructive force in America.   (not just black minority either)

But I have to ask you, do you look at ALL white people as being intentionally hurtful, or likely to knowingly discriminate against people of color?   

Your statements often make some people very defensive and/or  angry.    That's OK if you are ticking off a hard core white supremacist.(I encourage everybody to do that).   It's not OK if you're offending a white person who sincerely wants to offer equal treatment for all races.   

 It takes a serious effort to understand unconscious prejudice and offending the well intentioned won't help.

I don't want to try to speak for you.   

I don't want to believe that you will 'judge' me, or any other person, only by skin color. 

I live in Eugene and now retired, looking for community activities!