If not black or white, then what... ?

Reader warning: this blog is all over the place. I'd like to apologize in advance... I just got back from a conference tonight; combined with the reading for this class, my mind is overflowing with thoughts I'm trying to get out. I'll try to keep my rambling to a minimum.-----------------Black, white, and maybe some grey every now and then: the way we talk about race in the United States has