Panelists share stories of how their race impacted their lives brainerddispatch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from brainerddispatch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
"I've developed a thick enough skin through the years. Unfortunately, the words themselves don't hurt, necessarily. I'll admit that I just kind of move on with my life because I'm used to a lot of those words as probably a lot of my counterparts here have. The difficult part are those around me, who choose to sit this one out. That's a difficult place to be. But that being said, it isn't all bad. There's been a number of people in my life that in the last year have stood up and supported me.”
~ Charles Black Lance
Four people will discuss their racial background and experiences, both good and bad, as community members in the Brainerd area at the next Rosenmeier forum.
Rosenmeier forum to delve into race relations in Brainerd area brainerddispatch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from brainerddispatch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ty Olson grew up in the windswept Red River Valley of northern Minnesota and North Dakota, so he knows something about bitter cold and biting winter winds.