One of the first TV events I remember seeing with my family, especially my Dad, was Roots. He told me from birth that just because your Mom is White don& #39;t think that means they don& #39;t know you aren& #39;t. You go to America and you& #39;ll be Black, and they& #39;ll hate you for it.

He really drummed into me over and over that I would never be seen as White, that I had to remember I was always going to be judged, valued, spoke to, and treated differently than my White friends. He wasn& #39;t wrong & at least he prepared me. It was the one good Father thing he did

Every time I went to Detroit to see a band he would warn me that White people will you know are Black because you have small ears so keep them covered. Of course I thought he was just being his usual slightly insane self. I still don& #39;t know of that& #39;s a thing.

However I did notice there is a huge race divide in America. In Canada it is normal to grow up with multirace friends around in large cities. In America they don& #39;t mix. I can understand why. If I was a Black person living in America I would be in a constant state of rage & fear.

We aren& #39;t less racist at all, we just hide it better, but there is a huge divide in America between White and everyone else and White will do anything to hold on to that power.