Thank you for being genuine and authentic regarding the above statement. Every bowl of cherries is bound to have a few pits in it. But the few pits should not otherwise discredit all those cherries for being pretty okay, if not good, if not super awesome. The fact is — throughout my entire life — the African-American friends I have had from childhood onward have—by and large-always been good people. In fact, some of them have been super awesome people, definitely better than some of the whites who were my so-called friends. Your plain spoken truth is illuminating. Thank you, William, I really admire your writing prowess and appreciate what you do so well. Keep being prolific…