This Special Issue of The Psychoanalytic Quarterly on “Race, Culture, and Ethnicity in the Consulting Room” has been a joint effort between the two of us from its inception to its completion. The papers that follow not only bring psychoanalytic understanding to an area of psychic and social experience that has too long lain in the shadows, compounding our patients' suffering, but they also shed light on hidden aspects of the work with every patient. We hope this issue will stimulate readers to participate in one of the more active and enlivening dialogues in contemporary psychoanalysis. Please join us in the exploration.