“I don’t mean to scare you but you’re likely the only black person within 5 miles of here…”

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In my former life, I did in-home TV and appliance repairs for a nationally-known company. My typical day consisted of completing anywhere from 6–10 service calls and driving anywhere from 200–300 miles every day. Most of the time I felt perfectly safe in homes and businesses on service calls but a few just didn’t seem right.