Okay, so I’m a white woman. And this article is really good. I understand what you are saying, and you are right. You are *absolutely* right. Here’s where I need help: I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I hear you saying, “Notice this. Speak up. Don’t let it slide. Don’t stand watching in silence.” And I can do this. And I WILL do this. But I feel nervous and uncomfortable and wrong, all the time. I feel like if I were to “take up for” a black person in a situation where I feel they are being discriminated against, that it would come across as condescension. Whenever I have tried to talk to my (admittedly few) black friends about this, I’m always afraid I sound like, “Here, let me help you with my whiteness.” And maybe, I NEED to look foolish for awhile. Maybe I need to feel bad for awhile. I don’t know. I just want to know WHAT TO DO. I want to know, WHAT DO *BLACK* PEOPLE WANT ME TO DO? I really want to learn; there is no sarcasm in the above! I consider myself a “recovered racist,” sort of like a dry drunk. So now I’m sober, but what do I do now?? TEACH ME.