That's true. Unfortunately, a lot of folks who look like me would be nervous even if the kid showed up clean cut, properly attired, polite and professional.
We don't always stick around long enough to evaluate content of character. Part of that is on us, and part is on those whose misbehavior caused the fear in the first place.
I’m not terribly sensitive to race but I am very sensitive to facial jewelry, tattoos on the face, baggy pants and bad attitudes.
I built a house a few years ago, I had contractors of multiple races and the one group I kept an eye on the entire time they were on site was a white crew with prison tatoos. I still think one of them broke into a trailer on the property.