I AM CONVINCED THAT AFRICAN AMERICANS MUST ADDRESS OUR OWN XENOPHOBIA ANDPREJUDICES AGAINST OTHER RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS. IT IS TIME FOR US TO HAVE A SERIOUS DIALOGUE ABOUT THE BIGOTRY WITHIN OUR OWN COMMUNITY AS WELL AS CONFRONT AND CHALLENGE THE ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS; THAT, IN MANY INSTANCES, MANIFEST IN VIOLENT WAYS. BLACK-ON-MEXICAN, BLACK-ON-BLACK, AND BLACK-ON-ANYBODY-ELSE VIOLENCE NEEDS TO STOP. ONLY BLACK FOLKS CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN!" DR. RAMONA HOUSTON
