I think I can complain about this. If you are in an organization that is not all black and you are in it because it is a great organization then why do you associate the word "black" with it? THIS is what I'm talking about. Words that automatically divide people into a group, whether or not it is true or not. I totally agree with you that thoughts and experiences shape who and what we are, not our skin color. When I am talking about education and acceptance, I am talking about educating yourself and accepting people on a PERSONAL level and not in a broad sense. Relating person to person, as we are doing now, is really the only way progress can be made. So by keeping an open mind and trying to get to know people I come into contact with, and seeing what we do and do not have in common, aren't I educating myself about people and aren't I doing something to alleviate this problem? I also think its possible to grow and learn from people who you do not have much in common with. I agree with you that mostly everyone's closest friends consist of people who share many of the same experiences and beliefs, but we also learn a lot from people who are different from us. If all of my friends had the same beliefs and experiences as me, we would all have very dull and boring lives. I am saying that I try to have an open mind and learn as much about other people from other races, therefore, all of the people from other races that I have a relationship with, also have a relationship with me. It may sound simple and general, but if just one of those people had an open mind about someone they might not consider someone they had something in common with, the idea of having an open mind would spread. Case in point, calling yourself "B"GLO gives the people the idea in its title, whether it is unofficial or not, that you are primarily focused on one group.