Let’s be honest…being any color in Ameriklan can teach you how to handle dirty looks and tha idea that those around you very well may be tolerating your presence but do not want you near them. As long as some of us are not attacked we could care less tha thoughts of others. Like me, for example, tha U.S idea is simple, I Work hard for what I have, and I have a RIGHT to live wherever I choose. Basically, people don’t have to like me, but you will respect my right to live. That has always been tha way I move. Taken into consideration what living amongst our enemies can do to me mentally, or to my children Should My kids be exposed to racism where they lay their heads I know tha price I'm willing to pay to prove my point. what your price is what you have to seek and understand
No one wants to raise a family in a dangerous environment with subpar schools. This is what many of us try to avoid in leaving tha hood, or very urban areas. However, people that could bring about change flushing out of communities is not going to fix tha school issues. We must begin to see our individual concerns as ones that affect not only our individual family but tha entire community. Yes, we know there are things we don’t like dealing with amongst our people, but that is more of a reason to work on those issues. Moving to predominate neighborhoods will not guarantee safety. People are experiencing a different kind of terror that is forcing them to reckon with tha state of this country. In these areas where we are outnumbered our children are exposed to the kind of racism, they read about in history books. Yes, our children will face racism no matter how much we try to protect them. However, there is a difference you are afraid to go home. There have been too many reports of people being terrorized by their neighbors in predominate communities.
We know crime in our communities need to be addressed, and many grassroots activists are on tha ground every day try to bring about change. Yet, it is important to acknowledge that every community Black is not low income and riddled with violence, though that’s what society would like us to think. There is nothing wrong with building community amongst our own. We don’t need tha validation of exclusive neighborhoods to say we’ve arrived. We can have an exclusive neighborhood of our own. Amongst people we know, we won’t have to worry about our children feeling unwelcomed, or their being forced to go to schools whereby they are mentally abused due to racism on a regular basis. Every person is not our enemy, but too many people who are a person are. We must ask ourselves why we feel tha need to dwell among blatant overt hatred. Tha answer could help us understand tha value of each other.
No one wants to raise a family in a dangerous environment with subpar schools. This is what many of us try to avoid in leaving tha hood, or very urban areas. However, people that could bring about change flushing out of communities is not going to fix tha school issues. We must begin to see our individual concerns as ones that affect not only our individual family but tha entire community. Yes, we know there are things we don’t like dealing with amongst our people, but that is more of a reason to work on those issues. Moving to predominate neighborhoods will not guarantee safety. People are experiencing a different kind of terror that is forcing them to reckon with tha state of this country. In these areas where we are outnumbered our children are exposed to the kind of racism, they read about in history books. Yes, our children will face racism no matter how much we try to protect them. However, there is a difference you are afraid to go home. There have been too many reports of people being terrorized by their neighbors in predominate communities.
We know crime in our communities need to be addressed, and many grassroots activists are on tha ground every day try to bring about change. Yet, it is important to acknowledge that every community Black is not low income and riddled with violence, though that’s what society would like us to think. There is nothing wrong with building community amongst our own. We don’t need tha validation of exclusive neighborhoods to say we’ve arrived. We can have an exclusive neighborhood of our own. Amongst people we know, we won’t have to worry about our children feeling unwelcomed, or their being forced to go to schools whereby they are mentally abused due to racism on a regular basis. Every person is not our enemy, but too many people who are a person are. We must ask ourselves why we feel tha need to dwell among blatant overt hatred. Tha answer could help us understand tha value of each other.
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