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I AM 76 YEAR OLD UNIVERSITY EDUCATED [BA PHILOSOPHY] WHITE MAN . I LIVE IN SMALL SUBURB OF KC MO. A COMMUNITY OF NEW ETHIOPIAN IMMIGRANTS LIVES AND WORKS [HARD AND LONG] HERE. MANY DIVE CABS. DURING A RIDE TO WAL-MART I ASKED MY DRIVER ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES IN AMERICA AS A BLACK PERSON. HE HAD IN FACT BEEN INSULTED BY SEVERAL PERSONS BUT THESE INSULTS DID NOT BOTHER HIM. HE REMINDED ME THAT HE AND HIS FAMILY HAD ESCAPED CIVIL WAR IN ETHIOPIA. I ASKED WHAT HE THOUGHT OF THE STRUGGLE AFRICAN AMERICANS WERE HAVING AGAINST RACISM. HE SAID," ALL THEY DO IS COMPLAIN".