There
are two sets of truths that exist, spiritual and physical and although I try to
live by the spiritual, living on this earth sometimes make it quite
difficult. Before I go into my perspective,
I will start with two spiritual truths; they are “GOD is no respecter of
persons” {Acts 10:34} and “from ONE blood GOD created EVERY nation
of men” {Acts 17:26}.
In retrospect, the signing of the Civil Rights Bill did more harm than good because we lost our souls; we lost ourselves. I say that because the racism practiced against us still exists but we are no longer united. Before the signing of the C.R. Bill, we were there for each other, for comfort, for strength. Although we’re now allowed to sit anywhere on the bus many still resort to the back. Those of our race who ‘have made it’ have forgotten those of who haven’t. Usually it’s the light skinned, long hair females such as Beyonce, who is thrust upon us as the measure of beauty. Black children and adults who have the nerve to strive for something better are labeled as trying to be white. What is wrong with us?
7/10/05
Racism
is evil in itself and all who practice it, even Christians, are stiff-necked,
hard-hearted people. Beyond that, it
never fails to amaze me that Black folks would have the audacity to practice
this evil not only against others but each other. Somewhere along the way,
Black folks assumed that they had that kind of power, NOT. I am so tired of hearing about ‘foreigners’
first because my parents are foreigners as am I and second we are all of one
race, human. I am tired of hearing
Black folks whine and complain about those foreigners. They do the jobs Black folks are too good to
do anymore, so what’s the problem? Black folks complain about how many of them
live in an apartment or a house but they are working together to better
themselves, what are we doing for each other?
In retrospect, the signing of the Civil Rights Bill did more harm than good because we lost our souls; we lost ourselves. I say that because the racism practiced against us still exists but we are no longer united. Before the signing of the C.R. Bill, we were there for each other, for comfort, for strength. Although we’re now allowed to sit anywhere on the bus many still resort to the back. Those of our race who ‘have made it’ have forgotten those of who haven’t. Usually it’s the light skinned, long hair females such as Beyonce, who is thrust upon us as the measure of beauty. Black children and adults who have the nerve to strive for something better are labeled as trying to be white. What is wrong with us?
For the talking some Black folks do, they
don’t or can’t seem to back it up by taking action. What happened after the Million Man
March? I don’t see Black men stepping up
to the plate. What about the Million
Woman March? Black women are still
treating each other with disrespect and distrust. The things Black folks had to
contend with before the signing of the bill, still exists. Racism hasn’t been erased; those who practice
it just can’t do it as openly as before.
The problem also lies in the fact that people like Clarence Thomas and
others of the Black race practice racism against their own race [known as
reverse racism]. It’s all about image
and what they got and what they can achieve for themselves and their
peers. If they were about us, they would
have fought harder for equality and justice.
The owner of a dog will do what is
necessary to keep it quiet. Within the
global community, the U.S.
Sandra M. Corder
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