[Kevin-M]

Mark, I can understand feeling hurt when you throw a party and no body shows up, or at least not some of the people you are hoping will come. I’ve read the other posts and they range from the highly defensive to the enlightened. I agree that there is lots of cross over socialization between people of different races but on the whole black and white people do often socialize differently. Look at how products and services are targeted at different populations, particularly in the entertainment industry. I like the idea of involving some of the black managers in planning a party for employees for the express purpose of building comraderie at a time seperate from the holidays. I wonder if the location you selected was one predominantly fequented by blacks or whites or is it a mixed crowd. Keep working at it Mark. Developing a balanced and diverse work place and community is not an easy feat and you can’t expect to do it perfectly the first time out. Good luck.

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Name : Kevin-M, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 46, City : Portland, State : ME, Country : United States, Occupation : manager, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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