My first best friend was black. Later on, I chopped ice off roofs with several sons of a black family of friends. At 6am, these guys would be prompt, hard-working, friendly, funny and always a real pleasure to work with. Nobody could work like these guys. Even when my feet were frozen solid and my face felt like a mask of ice, these guys were still 100% and got the job done very time. People are people. It doesn't matter what color your skin is.