Few black South Africans have not had the experience of being followed while shopping in a store. Few black men have not had the experience of hearing cars being locked as they approach. Then there is the white woman who clutches her purse or lets the lift pass if she would have had to share it with a black man. A black child is less likely to complete high school, less likely to earn a university degree, less likely to be employed, less likely to have medical aid and less likely to own a home, compared to its white counterpart. The fact that this terrible black experience and white people’s responsibility for it is largely unacknowledged, adds to the frustration. Black anger is real and justified, but even so it can become counter-productive, especially when it is not leading us in a positive direction. It is also true that there is anger in some white communities, among those who do not see themselves as particularly privileged by their race and who therefore seek to dismiss the c...
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