Let me start with this disclaimer: I am so tired of talking about race in America. I am tired of talking about it, and I am tired of hearing others talk about. Race has been talked about in America for centuries, when will we stop talking about it? When will we view each other outside of race, when will we just be? Not Black, not White, not Latino, just American, or at least - just a person, removed from your complexion and the other characteristics that we use to define and deliniate each other?
I already know the answer, and hence this diary, even in the face of my disclaimer: The answer is Never. America, and to be frank the rest of the world - although America is especially burdened with this issue, will never be free of race (and class).
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