Thank you for sharing such a poignant memory, Wanda. Yes, I have been in a similar situation where 'the Help' was looked down on, but I was welcomed. I'm glad that you invited her to be a person at the table with you. I wish that the white neighbor understood. Sounds like she didn't.
Written by MJ Adia
Black-Filipina. Lived in Peru for 5 years. LICSW, dancer, meditator. Writes about multiculturalism, cinema, race, social issues.