text: This is good... Some of us are talking about racism now. As a hapa haole woman raised in Hawaii, I didn't realize some of the realities of black people living in America. My black roommate just told me she would get harassed by cops at least once a year in D.C.  She had her bike taken from her cuz she didn't have a receipt for it on her. On another occasion they took her purse... her face was repeatedly stepped on by them, etc...  She is a very sweet woman & yet these things were done to her. I (we) have no idea what other people go through, because I (we) have not gone through those things. I didnt understand until she shared with me her personal experiences. It opened my eyes & heart BIG TIME to some of the realities of racism in America. The next day she apologize for telling me these things. I told her her story is important to tell & needs to be said so we change things. I admit I dont have all the answers & awareness is the first step. It starts with me being the very best me...