While good points were made in this article, I would only say that to point out a private conversation that may or may not be based on ignorance or unawareness does not make a ANY person an absolute. We have so much work to do around awareness and racism in this country. As a white woman of 68 I would like to have a growing and compassionate awareness through honest and raw conversations with my black friends about what it means for them so I do not ignorantly offend anyone. People in the public eye live in glass houses. If we, as individuals, were exposed at the same level we would all walk away shamed by our behavior, by what we don't know, by how offensive we might be in any given moment. I am grateful that I am not "famous" ... most of us would not do well under such scrutiny. I would say all of us.

My question is would you prefer Marjorie Taylor Green to President Biden on this issue?

To find peace, healing, respect, and a path forward for our country, I simply feel it is important to shift from absolute statements to being willing to see the whole picture. Without each other's help we cannot bridge or heal the gap that exists. Many I know want to heal this divide, not make it worse by making broad judgments about the indescrepancies that ignorance reveals. What is of more value is to use revelations as teachable moments to awaken and nurture understanding. We are all shifting to another reality in our world. Blowing up the ship we all travel on together just seems counterproductive.