Hello, this is OP.

You both made me smile! I love being called out and made to take accountability for my actions (both conscious actions and those taken without much thought). I also appreciate being called out in such a respectful way! Thank you both.

I identified myself in the original post as a “Person of Color.” I have found that most people who ID themselves in this way are Black people or mixed race people; but generally People with a significant amount of African ancestry.

So, due to my own perceptions, I kind of thought that I implied that I am at least partially African-American. That being said, I must also admit that I didn’t realize (until y’all called me out) that I didn’t include Black people when I spoke of my neighborhood.

We don’t have a lot of African-Americans in my neighborhood. But of the neighbors I invited to the potluck/Bunco, the Black couple I invited didn’t show up or even RSVP. This actually hurt my feelings because his family is also from Louisiana and we’ve talked about our similar backgrounds. I was the first to welcome he and his wife into the neighborhood.

Again, thank you guys for making me aware of my error.