Introduction

Race! At times it seems like the subject is taboo. It’s the dirty four-letter word that no one wants to use, but everyone knows exists. And when someone dares to use the term, various reactions come to the forefront—from apathy to feigned or real imagination.

Discussions and even remarks about racism between persons of the same ethnic group are generally civil. But when people of different races discuss the dynamics and repercussions of racism upon their respective communities, deep emotions, irrational thinking, and seeming insanity sometimes run rampant. Moreover, when the time comes to admit that racism is still a huge problem in America, the already charged emotions are multiplied.

Race relations have not improved in many areas of society. With the gradual erosion of programs like Affirmative Action, we will have to depend upon our own sense of humanity, morality and spirituality to lead us to the time when we will be judged by the “content of our character, and not the color of our skin,” as first expressed by Dr. Martin Luther King. This book hopes to provide some meaningful insight about racial issues from the perspective of a black man in America. Each work in the book was done independent of another, but there are some recurring themes. Moreover, respective subject matter will at least have a subtle relevance to the effects of racism that may not be readily apparent to those whose hearts are hardened and minds are closed. Each work is a different place among a journey, with visual images and sayings as points of interest along the way.

The essays on race and racism, poetry,  as well as the sayings and illustrations, are meant to facilitate a discussion about tough racial problems in America that are insidiously tearing away at the fabric of society in much the same way that termites destroy the finest wooden homes if left uninhibited. Some viewpoints presented within this work may be controversial, but it is my hope that they will elicit introspection and pull readers’ heartstrings to action.

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Much Of Racial Clarity Will Be Added To Race Relations

Unfortunately for me, I have not had enough sales of Racial Clarity, or enough traffic to justify keeping this site as far as economics of web sites go, but, if nothing else I will use it as a gateway to Race Relations.  It seems as though I am not going to get the support that I would have liked, so I am going to make most (if not all) the poems and vignettes included in Racial Clarity available on racerelations.ws, which will benefit my guests at Race Relations.

The short essays, as well as the poems dealing with race relations, will be rolled out under Race Relations’ main page and poetry link, respectively.  Because Race Relations has a life of its own, the work included in Racial Clarity will be incorporated into racerelations.ws in no particular order and in such a way that I see fit, and as time permits.

As for the images that are included in the book, I may offer some of them as designs on t-shirts.  I haven’t quite made up my mind about them, but I am sure that I will make them available in some form or fashion in the future.

In any event, for now, Racial Clarity will still be available in book form.  I just wanted to inform visitors to the site that they will be able to read the works for free, albeit not as part of an organized work.  In my estimation, rightly or wrongly, the World Wide Web has become a blessing and a curse, in that it is an avenue that allows new writers of all kinds—who may not get the support of big publishing houses or other established publications—to display there works, but also has given the public expectations and/or notions that such entertainment should be free.  And, as you can imagine, writing about race may not be the most socially accepted proposition. But, alas, I will have to try and play the cards dealt before me, and using information (or in this case, my work) to draw traffic to your web site is the way that the game is played if the little man has any chance at making a viable living on the internet.

I thank you for visiting Racial Clarity, and do visit Race Relations.

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