microagressions

One example of microagression that I experienced was this week was our Head Start program has hired a new director. When discussing with a member of management (The whole management team is white and our previous director was white)what the new director was like, This is how she decribed her. Well its a woman and she worked in northern Virginia with a non-profit. She was the director there and had been there for a good while and she is black. What difference does that make in how she will perform her duties with us? I am not black but my husband is and I took offense to that. She may not have meant anything by it, but when discussing her as a person and professional why did she mention her race?
This observation made me take a second look at my own actions. I have been really aware of how I am saying things when talking too family and friends since this happened. I keep asking myself, "Do I do that?" It has made me want to scrutinize my language and actions when talking about people. Even if the person is my same race and don't intentionally offend them, I still want to make sure I think about it before I say it. This observation has made me look at everything I say and the way I say it. I don't want to belittle or offend anyone. Whether it is unintentional or intentional I don't want it to happen.