This blog is meant for my non-Black friends and readers, as my intention is not to make the current devastating events about white people in general or me in particular. I am racist. How can I say that, you ask? Those of you that know me know that I’m generally kind and often overly-compassionate, that I love people enthusiastically and wholeheartedly. But the truth is, like many things, racism exists on a large spectrum. The word itself brings up images of hooded men and burning crosses, but that is one far end of the spectrum, and the truth is that there are as many shades of racism as there are…