Quote:They problem comes when people try to pretend like skin color is not a factor. Unfortunately, it is. People can keep claiming they are color bind, but the real world still looks in color. 

 

Yep. 

 

To grow up having absolutely nothing, eating nothing, worrying about alot of stuff at the age of 10,12, 15 that a 30 year old adult should be worrying about, then being blessed to have a opportunity to attend Florida State University, get a good paying job with nice benefits, have cars paid for ,and a good mortgage, ive come along way but.........

 

......in the world I deal with Ive seen Corporate wigs bypass me to talk to the lower level employees when they realize after the fact they have to sit in meetings with me and conduct business. People on the outside just don't understand how much that stings, but I was built for this and its just another brick I need to knock down. 

 

No I dont go home and cry to my wife, or get angry. I just use the motivation of MLK, (sports related) Russell Wilson, Doug Williams, etc to fuel me. Ive seen a few of my own peers turn their backs on their African Americans to advance in the professional world only to have it backfire. Before I could already predict their outcome, I made the determination I will inject conversations about race without the 'radical' that they so often expect, but maintain my humility.

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