To be clear, I was born and identified as a Negro. Although both my parents were born and reared in the US, they nor my grandparents not even my great-grandparents have ever been exempted from being identified by our race instead of our birth country.
To be clear - I am an American! The blood that runs through my veins is just as red as the blood that courses through the veins of say - Sean Hannity - despite the fact the man will deny, deny, deny our close affiliation based solely on the fact that we are both human beings. I could make the man very uncomfortable by stating that we might even be related!
So, for all the white people that need an in-depth look at what it means to be black, today, in America, I will give you opportunity to explore the conundrum of the differences between black and white folks through my seasoned black person's eyes.