[Maya]

I don't need to tell you that racism is still alive and well in America. Not as pervasive as in years past, but it exists. The good news is that there are employers who are more business-minded (racism is really not good for business, and some in the business community have realized that it is good for their bottom line to hire and promote qualified people of all races). You can 'stand and fight' or discretely seek out another employer. If you have the academic qualifications that you say you have and you now have actual work experience, you should be able to do better with another company. Perhaps a competitor of your current employer? I have seen it happen.

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Name : Maya, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Episcopalian, Age : 40s, City : Minneapolis, State : MN Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

[Maya]

I am African American and don't celebrate Kwanzaa, probably because I did not celebrate it growing up, so it's not a tradition for me. I do know some African Americans who celebrate Kwanzaa in various ways. Some attend programs or Kwanzaa balls or send Kwanzaa cards. It is probably more common in larger cities. There's a whole web site about Kwanzaa as well.

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[Maya]

Not being a geneticist, I can't give you a fully scientific answer, but the simple answer is that the amount of body hair any person has is due to genetics (heredity). What we term 'racial groups' share a number of genetic characteristics, and body hair or lack therof is just one of them. In other words, 'Its just one of those things.' Also, I doubt your friend would consider this characteristic to be a 'lack,' and he might even think you have excess body hair. It's all a matter of what you are used to seeing.

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