A swim club near Philadelphia is at the center of what many say is a classic case of racial discrimination. Late last month, a group of predominantly black and Hispanic children from a summer camp in Philadelphia visited the Valley Club in Montgomery County. A camp official says they heard club members making racially-insensitive remarks and took their own children out of the pool. Then last week, the swim club refunded the camp's membership check. The swim club's president added fuel to the controversy when he said the campers changed the complexion of the pool. Later he said he used a poor choice of words and meant the campers made the pool too crowded.

Whatever the motivation, the pool controversy shows that race and racial differences are still big issues in American society.

With that backdrop, WITF is embarking on "Managing Our Diversity," a series devoted to examining the divisions, lack of communication and mistrust that sometimes exists in our diverse population and what can be done about it. On Monday's Radio Smart Talk, we want to hear from listeners on the issues they feel are most important or are not discussed enough publicly or honestly when it comes to racial, ethnic, religious, or gender issues.

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