The truth is, I too come from a primarily Latino neighborhood. On the other hand, I saw so much inter-minority racism from the Mexicans around me towards blacks in the neighborhood. Growing up and going to the school I went to, it was somewhat small for Sacramento, CA, but at the same time, we hung out with each other, regardless of who they were or what they looked like. It was more based on what grade you were in. It was only in high school when people started hanging out with people primarily of their own ethnic background or direct culture. At the same time, I still saw my friends from grade school without thinking of my friend Saul as Mexican, Tim as black, Jennifer as Asian, Diana as white, etc.

Maybe another way to attack the problems is with young parents, now that I think of it, in order to teach their white children to ignore race. In the sand box, there's no spicks or crackers or niggers, the white kid doesn't watch the black kid cause he thinks that he might steal his sweatshirt; it's just lil kid's hell bent on making the biggest damn castle ever, enjoying one another's company, innocent and colorblind.

Sorry for my rant.

And in response to an 18 year old starting and other young kid's continuing, I only have this to say. I think that's definitely great, considering that as I enter college, I still have a lot of room to decide what I want to do, in order to hopefully build my life around creating a better atmosphere for the citizens of America to enjoy.

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