Dr. Greene, R.I.P.
I just got a newspaper cutout my mom sent me about the death of Dr. Larry Greene, my orthodontist. He was a really excellent man, a real gentleman. I knew him for about ten years (because of my formerly horrible teeth). He was one of the most consistently kind, polite and respectful people I ever met. I’ve wondered a little if knowing him had an affect on my racial attitudes — Dr. Greene was a black man, and no matter how much negative, racist propaganda I saw on TV or in the movies, maybe one reason I could never fall for it was that I had the example of Dr. Greene, a man I really respected.