Samuel James 
This question is everywhere. I see it online, I hear it at the grocery store and I feel it in the air every time his name is spoken, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to answer it, but I’m gonna warn you right now, you ain’t gonna like it. A long time ago Thomas …
“Everything in this country is about race.” Even though it’s a cliché at this point, you’ve probably heard that and said to yourself, “Well, not everything.” Now, look, I’m obviously not going to itemize every single thing that’s racist. But to give you the single best example I can, to give you just a peek …
All too often, a white person says to me, “Black people and white people aren’t so different.” I understand that there can be a positive sentiment somewhere in that statement, but even when that sentiment is there, there is a lack of acceptance of a very real difference. My usual response to that statement is …