I find your use of the term "American white" strange. We're not talking Albania here. Yes, this is Portland,OR. And it isn't just one "one man", it's been going of for years and there are six in the lawsuit. I'm really not looking to get into a drawn out discussion on this. If you believe racism( against blacks ) isn't a problem in today's America than there's probably nothing that anyone can say that will change your opinion. The predominant history in this country is white racism towards blacks,browns, etc.  Are things better because you don't have lynchings,etc.? Sure. The thing that's hard for me to understand is how easy it is for so many to discount other peoples feelings and experiences, as if they're just figments of their imagination with no basis in reality. I say this as someone of caucasian descent with no particularly close black friends, but who trying to imagine  myself in someone else's shoes. You can have the last word if you like.