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In reply to the discussion: As a black man living in America (A nice, long essay)... [View all]greymattermom
(5,754 posts)59. Thanks for this. I have tried very hard to avoid racism my whole life
because of my family history. On the one hand, my grandmother on one side was a KKK member, but, on the other hand, my father was raised by Clarence (Big House) Gaines' mother. Sometimes it wasn't easy, after I was mugged in West Philadelphia, but I was never afraid of black men in suits. Now I live in a city that is run by black women. If you saw the Super Bowl, you know that things will be ok.
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