"The blacks are going under the rug because of this explosion."

Recreation, he said, "is traditionally an area blacks have gone into."

But the two blacks that got in were relatively tight calls and could go either way.

The blacks, guided by the novice, went to work at once.

"It is only now that Peruvian blacks are going to university."

On a per capita basis, blacks go to the movies far more than whites.

"The sad part, though, is that so few blacks go to these shows," he said.

"Neither blacks nor Hispanics are going to be a majority by themselves."

The blacks stared at him briefly, and then went back to their conversation.

As a result, many blacks go into therapy only if they can see a black therapist.