Book excerpt: Growing Up Black In America Without Experiencing Racism will challenge you to question your own deep seated prejudices. To go beyond the visual black and white to the many gray areas in-between. While most people are too prideful to admit they have any form of bias, this first time author unashamedly admits her own. Then goes on to explain how and why she fixed them. She goes even deeper to acknowledge racism as not just a problem between races but most importantly a problem intraracially. While this book is targeted at creating positive change in the black community, it is written for everyone. Similarly, all races struggle with many of the deep problems mentioned in this book. Still today, prejudice is their biggest one as well. With her own personal experiences woven in-between facts and myths, she hopes to awaken a nation with her truth. A change of mindset and culture for everyone are a couple of the solutions she suggests. Instead of feeling as though the color of her skin is stopping her from achieving her goals, she recognized that only she can do that.