You should be allowed to talk about race and issues surrounding it as much as you want as long as you are not doing it with purposefully nefarious intentions. To not talk about it because you are scared you might offend someone is the reason why we are so uptight in this country. We should talk about it more (and before any of you get angry I said that because I am white, I have EIGHT adopted black brothers and sisters and I have found that talking about it openly is BY FAR the best option for any issues surrounding Race at all).
Having said that, I have only met a few African Americas in all the years of collecting in ANY area, Antiques, Sports Collectibles, Art Photography etc. Some of the ones I have met though are wonderful people and extremely passionate about what they love!
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