Leonard Pitts: If we cannot be free within ourselves, then we cannot be free

“If you’re white, you’re all right. If you’re brown, stick around. If you’re black, get back.” — African-American folk sayingI was about to give a speech — I can't remember when or even where — when this teacher brought a student up, hoping I could help her.The teacher was white, and her student was a black girl, perhaps 13 or so, of painfully shy demeanor and very dark skin. The woman told me the child thought she was ugly because of her sab