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In the larger world, tribalism is an enormous problem, as it ever has been: both strength and idiocy borne from belonging.

Racism is a physical experience.

We will live with racism for ever. But senses of self, senses of belonging, senses of us and of others? Those are up for grabs.

A black person grows up in this country - and in many places - knowing that racism will be as familiar as salt to the tongue. Also, it can be as dangerous as too much salt. I think that you must struggle for betterment for yourself and for everyone.

Above all, we must avoid the pitfalls of tribalism. If we are divided among ourselves on tribal lines, we open our doors to foreign intervention and its potentially harmful consequences.

Any concept of one person being superior to another can lead to racism.

For all of the continued awareness of systemic violence and oppression, there isn't a lot of talk about that psychological toll of racism, at least in white circles and white media.

You don't fight racism with racism, the best way to fight racism is with solidarity.

Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.

Tribalism reflects strong ethnic or cultural identities that separate members of one group from another, making them loyal to people like them and suspicious of outsiders, which undermines efforts to forge common cause across groups.