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In Kansas City, the street that divides white and Black folks is Troost Avenue. The demarcation that separates the haves and have-nots, which often says"Black folks are over here, and white folks go over there."
Driving east of Troost, the houses are more dilapidated, the number of liquor stores increase the deeper you go, and there is a sense of being forgotten as if city development skipped over this part of town. Growing up, we were taught"be careful of going over there" which meant"white neighborhoods." There was always a story of a family member or friend being harassed by residents of a neighborhood, not receiving proper and timely service at a restaurant, being followed up and down the aisle in certain stores, and of course, police stopping and pulling them over because they"look suspicious.
I remember that conversation because it colored the way I lived my life since. Gone were the days of everyone being treated the same and judged by the content of their character, and not their race. That has and never was a reality for me.
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