The Washington Post contributor Jonathan Capehart was on Morning Joe this morning when the discussion turned to the Trayvon Martin shooting in Florida. Here are the things I was told not to do as a young black man, he said, adding the preamble, 'Now this is America': 1. Don't run. 2. Don't run in public. 3. Don't run with something in your hand.
Maybe you now see mixed-race couples on TV advertisements here or on Home Buyers International, something that wouldn't have been seen, say, 30 years ago. But maybe there's still a ways to go.
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