Why Does Race Matter

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Growing up, I have always been taught to treat everybody equally, no matter what the color of their skin is. Having that built in my brain from the age of 5 until my senior year of high school, I have always stuck to what I was told. Race was never a considerable issue for me since I’ve been surrounded by 90% black people throughout my entire life; my elementary, middle, and high schools were all predominately black and therefore there wasn’t anyone who looked at me differently because of the color of my skin. It wasn’t until I arrived to college that I truly realized that race matters. Surprisingly, I experienced a tremendous cultural shock when I came to college; there were less people that shared my skin color or race. Since I’m not white,

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