First off, thanks for the comments, on this website and on Facebook, regarding part one of my last blog, "This Land Was Made For You... And Me." All the comments were welcome, and I particularly appreciated the polite way in which the ideas were framed. A few of these in particular stuck with me. One reader mentioned having grown up in the South, and said they had never been racist. I have no reason to doubt that statement. I have many friends from the South. I am happy to

I was naive. A few years ago, I really thought we were getting beyond racism. In my own little world, my friends and acquaintances who are of different races and nationalities got along with each other. At least any differences we had weren’t related to race. Sadly, the world beyond my cozy circle has not come as far as I once believed. Gary Clark Jr., is one of the premiere young blues guitarists/vocalists on the planet today. He’s released several albums and shared the stag