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Originally Posted by petiteone
As a liberal, white woman, professional (Attorney and Surgeon), married parent of 2 sons and foster parent of 6 black children, I am aghast at some of the hateful or ignorant opinions/solutions I read on this thread. My sons were teens when we began fostering (northern state) and we were blessed by their lives. The local police, however, were after these kids from the day we invited them into our homes. (They were not the only black kids in our community)- Questioning them on where they were going, where they were coming from, how did they get those shoes, why are they walking into this person's drive way, why are they standing out in from of the local theater (along with my bio sons), why are you walking with this (white) girl, frisking their pockets? My hubby and I spend a lot of time at the police station trying to stop this behavior. Everyone should foster a black child so see what it's like and what these kids are up against. Thankfully our neighbors treated the kids with respect. It was the greatest education of my life time and we're still close to each of the kids we fostered. An yes, we put them through college....yes, we gave them free stuff. I'm so disappointed in my fellow whites who think they know the failing of everyone but themselves.
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What a difference you have made during your life! Thanks for sharing with us. All those little things that repeatedly happen contribute to & perpetuate the distrust so they really aren’t little things at all. I’m saddened to think we’ve made so little progress in so many ways. When we were kids, who would have thought we’d still be dealing with the same issues as seniors? I pray that a good & Godly person from the black community will come forward to lead the way forward. I don’t think any white person will be perceived as genuinely understanding. We can have a such a beautiful future if we can heal and grow together. If we continue along this path, our adversaries can just sit back & watch as we destroy our own country.