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[quote=Anonymous]We are a black family. We live in a wealthy pyramid and chose this area due to commutes like most people.

The people are generally fine but here is the issue. You will inevitably run into racism. Like crazy racism. And you will be told, repeatedly, it's not real, there's nothing happening, it's all in your head, etc. Basically, you end up questioning whether anything is indeed what it appears and choose to pull back and protect your own safety and mental health.

What it does on a community/school level is that our five kids all did incredibly well, got great grades and went to awesome colleges, grad schools, medical schools, law schools etc. But we were all very slow to trust because you just can't tell if someone is indeed a safe person. They played sports, starred in plays, cheered, etc. But we kept ourselves...protected?

Academically, we did not rely on the school for much. I supplemented at home in math and writing. They were all in AAP and I got those books at an Asian grocery store with the logic games and we spent the summer before second going through them and reading, etc.

But again, it's really difficult. Black friends were also hard to come by because being black wasn't enough -- beyond a few here and there, there weren't many that clicked with my kids.[/quote]

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