Different races do have differences in how they do some things, and it’s probably long since time that we honestly discussed our differences in a constructive manner. But more important to deal with are our shared concerns. I bet all of us are wondering about keeping our homes warm this winter and our cars gassed up. And how about the skyrocketing cost of food?
Most of us all want the same thing and that’s just a good life. Young, old, black, white; we are all just chasing after a slice of that America dream — if it still really even exists. Spending too much energy looking at our differences just puts that farther out of reach.
Shay Stewart-Bouley can be reached atdiversecity_phoenix@yahoo.com.
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