Conflict is Everywhere! We deal with conflict of some sort each day of our lives. In today's world, there are wars, disagreements, misconceptions, anger, and just plain misunderstandings. When faced with conflict, our human emotions to resolve it are activated. However, when it involves another party, their response to the conflict plays a very important part on the outcome. We should make resolving conflict part of our everyday lives, not just in the courts but to extend it into the schools, on our jobs and in our homes. I have participated in all types of mediations and have observed various courtroom procedures and what I have noticed is the increased use of ADR across the United States. In my observations, I have also noticed that the African-American is showing up in court more than any other race. However, not only are we showing up in the courtroom more than any other race but we are failing to have adequate representation. In addition, not only are we not familiar with the availability of mediation and its process, but from an African-American community standpoint, there are very few professional mediators. Further, it appears that we do not clearly understand the procedures of the judicial system.