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[quote=Anonymous]Encourage your kids to make friends with people of other races. For example, African American kids at elite schools often sit together and automatically form a clique together. I understand this is natural, being a traditionally discriminated against minority, and that their primary purpose in going to school is to get an education, not to improve race relations. But encourage them to be friendly to white kids who sit at their table, or even invite white kids to sit with them. At my big three high school, the "African American tables" were friendly and I always felt welcome sitting there - much more so than the popular white girls' table. My college, with about the same percentage of African Americans, was shockingly segregated. The African American kids had their own dorm, most did not want to interact with white kids at all. (For example, people would advertise summer sublets looking for room mates and specify the roommate must be black. I thought, seriously, you can't live with a white girl for two months??)
I understand it is exhausting to have to "educate" white people about african american issues and proper race relations. But if a white person says something ignorant, maybe correct them politely or mention that you understand why you don't know this but it's actually a little offensive. Or make a joke. I've had that happen to me a few times, and I appreciated knowing that. Okay, so I'm not supposed to comment on or ask black women about their hair!! I know that know. Or, someone once told me when I wrote an article  describing a black man as articulate that I shouldn't say that. (Don't really get that one, but ok, I'll respect it.)
 if you are throwing a party or BBQ, invite some white people.

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