im afraid 4 my son...im watching the movie glory road...a story about the first team with many blk players that goes to the ncaa champ...of course they had death threats and racism and u know now the game of basketball is dominated by blk men and the way the game is played has been transformed. anyway he was sitting in my lap actually looking at the tv....i encountered racism in my life, but i nvr felt physically threatened...only my feeling were hurt. but hes a boy and he will likely had a very dif experience...my husband didnt, but he is laid back and quiet..passive personality...my son might b like him, but he might be like me or like my brother...we have the same genes and if he attempts to do domething extraordinary that draws attn to him...it wont matter what his personality is...i am afriad 2 c him get his feelinsg hurt and worse yet him get hurt physically...i didnt really think about it with my gurls, but it can happen with them too...but my boy i am really afraid for him...i know god will b there with him all the steps of his life...and i will b there too...i would give my life 4 any one of theirs....i am like a lioness protecting her cubs...i will protect them as much as i can...i will teach them to protect themselves and to know god so that god can protect them..... i am afraid, but god did not give us a spirit of fear, the lord gave us power. fear can not stop one from doing what needs to be done...i will raise them to b strong enuf to trust god and move when god says move no matter how afraid they r...amen