My suburban upbringing gave me the skills to navigate White Jesus’ church. I observed from a young age that there were two ways to be in the world. You couldn’t talk about certain things at school the way you could talk about them at home with family. White people didn’t mind if you were Black as long as you were not, you know … Blaaaaack. If you could take a joke and not be too sensitive, there would be no issues, and you could maintain the illustrious position of Black Friend.
