She was attending the New England Conservatory of Music on scholarship, and lived in Beacon Hill. Though she was deeply religious, she was moving away from fundamentalism. For this and other reasons, I did not attend church regularly when I first went to Boston. I was the only black living in the Beacon Hill section, and I did not feel comfortable going to the churches in that area. I can understand what she went through, as a Black woman, being in certain areas, if it's not predominantly black I can relate to that I can understand how she felt.
Religion is a very sensitive subject.
As our conversation progressed, I asked the women if discrimination is still a part of their daily lives. No one needed a moment to think about a response. I deal with something racially motivated every single day. We have to remember what Martin Luther King and our black ancestors went through. Inc. All rights reserved.