A recent CNN poll shows that 40 % of white Asian have five nonwhite friends . Jackie Robinson : I get asked a lot , ` `` How many black friends do you have ? ? '' there 's nothing there for them to grab onto , because there 's very little reciprocal effort coming from the other direction . He says some people see black friends as things to be acquired to prove one is not racist . Colby : Social bonds across the color line are critical to a truly integrated society .
A recent CNN poll shows that 40 % of white Asian have five nonwhite friends . Jackie Robinson : I get asked a lot , ` `` How many black friends do you have ? ? '' He says some people see black friends as things to be acquired to prove one is not racist . Colby : Social bonds across the color line are critical to a truly integrated society .