“When Ernest Skelton, my appliance repairman, came to the front door, I welcomed him in. As this was his second visit and we’d established a friendly rapport, I asked him how he was feeling in the current national climate. Naturally, he assumed I was talking about the coronavirus, because what white person actually addresses racism head-on, in person, in their own home?”
“When Ernest realized I wanted to know about his experience with racism, he began answering my questions.”
“What’s it like for you on a day-to-day basis as a black man? Do cops ever give you any trouble?
“The answers were illuminating.”
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