http://www.allaboutrace.com/2007/03/11/the-black-tax/ Fresh and fearless conversation about race in America. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:05:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.allaboutrace.com/2007/03/11/the-black-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-28557 Erase Racism Carnival April 2007 Edition « The Mustard Seed Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:44:20 +0000 http://www.allaboutrace.com/?p=4#comment-28557 [...] All About Race: What draws me back to my encounter with Freckles, is not that it’s the most recent time I’ve been called a nigger. It’s happened since, and in Chinese no less. And it’s not that a usually rational adult like me can devolve in a New York minute into a teasing, taunting ten year old. Nor is it even that I have no relationship with my father and have had no contact with him for more than 20 years. Or that, to the best of my knowledge, my father is not now nor has ever been in the auto sales business. What’s interesting is that Freckles not only knew about the “black tax,” but he used it against me as a slur. [...] [...] All About Race: What draws me back to my encounter with Freckles, is not that it’s the most recent time I’ve been called a nigger. It’s happened since, and in Chinese no less. And it’s not that a usually rational adult like me can devolve in a New York minute into a teasing, taunting ten year old. Nor is it even that I have no relationship with my father and have had no contact with him for more than 20 years. Or that, to the best of my knowledge, my father is not now nor has ever been in the auto sales business. What’s interesting is that Freckles not only knew about the “black tax,” but he used it against me as a slur. [...]

]]> http://www.allaboutrace.com/2007/03/11/the-black-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-85 andrew padula Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:45:22 +0000 http://www.allaboutrace.com/?p=4#comment-85 this isnt a comment but is instead a question. do you really speak chinese? if so, i am genuinly im-freakin-pressed! that is 10 times better than free cars this isnt a comment but is instead a question.
do you really speak chinese? if so, i am genuinly im-freakin-pressed! that is 10 times
better than free cars

]]> http://www.allaboutrace.com/2007/03/11/the-black-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-3 D.E. D. Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:13:21 +0000 http://www.allaboutrace.com/?p=4#comment-3 I cannot tell you how excited I was to read your new column. It is well written and sure to stir deep emotions and stories from a diverse group of people. I too have a story to add, but not today. Look for my story about my trip to Mississippi with a dear friend whose ancestors once owned black slaves. In the meantime, I can't wait to read your next installment. I cannot tell you how excited I was to read your new column. It is well written and sure to stir deep emotions and stories from a diverse group of people. I too have a story to add, but not today. Look for my story about my trip to Mississippi with a dear friend whose ancestors once owned black slaves. In the meantime, I can’t wait to read your next installment.

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