Is it all really Black & White?
For the first time in m entire life, I've never been on edge as I have been since "45" became the "Commander in Chief". From Day one, the wombs that divided this country in the past, have now had a rebirth. I used to think that slavery, segregation and racism were behind us, because our ancestors fought the fight for us. How naive have I been? I remember my first encounter of racism as a child. I had a bestfriend, I'll call her "Dimples". Dimples was caucasian and I am a bi-racial child living in the deep country of Alabama. I was from New York and had no friends and she became my friend immediately. I remember the day we talked about having a sleep-over, I invited her to our home and told her to have her parents call my grandmother. We were so excited of the possibility! The parents never called, but Dimples came to me one Friday and with clothes in tow, said her parents said that she could spend the weekend with us. I was so excited, I didn't...