Since I wrote the previous article on Healthy Conversations on race, I’ve found more resources that are so helpful for understanding racism, it’s historical roots, and the attitudes that allow racism to continue.  I’ll be honest, these resources have helped me understand the struggles of the modern African-American community, and it’s given me a greater sense of compassion for my friends who are a part of the majority culture.  My eyes have been opened to the racism that still exists today.  There have been some tears shed.  Like many of you, I believed the lie that the schools fed me.  I thought the civil rights movement got rid of most legal racism.  I knew it didn’t stop people from being racist, but I didn’t realize that racism still existed in legal forms, but in disguise.Continue Reading