Be honest, what do you think of when you hear 'black people'?

You asked me what it is I think of when I hear of “black people”? I have to take the context into consideration. I despise racism and everyone knows that. However, in South Africa, the racial tension seems to me more prevalent than ever. read more

Now when I think of black people I would think of them the same as Latinos, Asians, and white people. But only after the initial thought. When I hear black people I always instinctively think of the negative traits that I have written in this answer. When I do think that black people are equal, its only after I dismiss the initial thought. read more

What we think people think of us usually doesn’t come close to the reality. Freedom from the fear of what others think is possible. The fear of what other people think of us is like a cage. Over time you become so used to being inside that cage you eventually come to forget what the outside might be like. read more