As to the original post. Just call each other by name, and make the judge on who they are on the inside. Racism would be gone in a month.
However, this thinking is too easy, to effective and it would not play into the hands of the people truly seeking the divide. The people that benefits from it. That's why on the news it's also a name...then black man, or white man Mexican Muslim etc. Then listen to people's conversations speak the exact same way. I just bitched at a friend of mine the other day, had a new neighbor, said his name, that he is cool and a black man.
I asked why he felt the need to add the last part. He could not tell me why. We are being conditioned to be racist, the "good intentions" to "stop racism" hides this. A very well designed wolf in sheep's clothing.
However......
I don't disagree with looking at issues of race, to me, that is no different than a doctor caring about your color/race..as this is important, different races have higher issues with some problems.
Example, all the issues in the black community should be spoken free and clear, addressed, and worked on. A cop, yes, he has a reason to worry about a suspicious black man, because stats show that he is the most likely to either create a crime or be violent with the officer. A prostitute should be wary of a black man as he is the most likely to beat her up or worse.
This can go for any race when aware of mass infliction of an issue. For example, if I do business with a Jewish person, I dot every I and cross every T, because there is a high likelihood he is looking to win or screw you on the deal. If I learn from personal relationship that he is not like that, I note it, and his religion/background is removed from my head as an issue.
However, on a whole as general populous and contact, race is a non sequester and should be treated as such.
It's a fine line to be walked