what information about race and ethnicity in the United States has helped you better understand or relate to specfic minority groups

This question asks what YOU have learned that helps YOU better understand specific minority groups....

Were I you, I would take a piece of paper and chose a couple of groups that you have been particularly interested in, put their names on the paper and jot down ideas that spring to mind. Then flesh out those ideas with specifics. Then organize the specifics in to good paragraphs. When you have done your thinking and writing, please repost and we will be happy to edit and make suggestions.