The first step is admitting this IS who we are.

If Americans want to fight racism, we must stop lying to ourselves.

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There’s this phrase I’ve heard for most of my life, but especially in the last few years: “This is not who we are as Americans.”

I heard it after Trump won in 2016. I heard it when Nazis marched on Charlottesville, Virginia, and I’ve heard it a…