I was watching a show about racism and how people respond to it and was a little put off when the person (an African American) said they had the worst problem with liberals/progressive. That troubled me because I consider myself to be a progressive/liberal and like to also think I am not racist but this person explained that people like me think we know all about racism and how to deal with it. That is just nonsense. I know racism is real and see the harm it does but can I really understand it on a personal level? I am not sure I can.

What I can do is speak and act up when I see racism. I need to do more and your piece has inspired me to do just that. Thank you for this.