Nicole Buffington is no stranger to diverse opinions about diversity in her own home. The  mother of three has watched her three children all experience a different reality of growing up black on the Eastern Shore.

Salisbury officials and neighbors are working to ensure that even the darkest moments of the city's past are never forgotten, but instead serve as a constant reminder. A reminder that hate has no place here on the Eastern Shore.

While segregation in public schools is no longer legal, the fight for equality continues, with some saying they feel discrimination today here on Delmarva.

Language is power, especially when combined with the ugliness of hate. Dr. Kathryn Barrett-Gaines, a University of Maryland Eastern Shore History Professor, stated "The mouth a word comes out of matters ... You slur someone, it's a verb. So you do that by

WBOC's Kimberly Holmes sits down with Dr Katie Elder to discuss the psychological effects of racism.

WBOC spoke with Dr. Marshall Stevenson to discuss the effects of racism and hatred in America.

You've read the stories and seen the aftermath: hate bubbling up through America's veins and into the streets of cities and towns throughout the country. 

This week WBOC and WRDE are launching a new series called "One Delmarva."