re: If you are white, how much experience do you have actually dealing with black people?

I think this is spot on and what the rest of the country does not understand. I live in a middle class neighborhood of 126 houses. I know because I am the HOA president...LOL

Our neighborhood is probably about 40% African-American. They work the same jobs as everyone else. They are teachers, nurses and laborers. So you have black and white living together, working together and kids going to school together.