I want to share publicly my thoughts on racism and the horrific events that result from it. It sucks that people are still racist. In certain parts of America where you go, aside from the police being racist, many others still do not accept black people in their community. I’m not really into politics or anything like that, but I can speak on what I see. Racism has permeated this country since its inception, leading to a health crisis in Black and brown communities.
Black Lives Matter! Say no to Racism
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As a black child growing up in San Jose, I was oblivious to racism because I didn’t know that my skin color would be a problem for someone. I will try to befriend everybody, and I will never judge them based on how they look. Kids of other ethnic backgrounds used to call me names. I remember one kid specifically used to call me a grease monkey. I never knew what he meant by that nor did I try to find out but as I got older and started understanding exactly what hate for black people is, that’s when I came to my senses.
I remember going to the 7-Eleven or local food market, and the cashier would treat me differently. They would always follow me down the aisles as I looked for food or beverages. Again I never thought my skin color would be the reason why I would be treated differently. I remember going to Santa Teresa high school, and it was predominantly white people. My parents wanted me to go to that school to get a better education; however, the students there were unwelcoming. I remember one of the teachers assigned white girls to help this other white girl and me with her homework and learn more about the school since we came at the same time. They ended up showing her more attention and learning more about her than the other girl. They didn’t pay me any mind at all. I was sitting there at the computer alone, trying to figure out how to solve a math problem, and they did not help me. I knew then that it was because of my skin color.
There have also been other situations that I’ve been in where they pointed me out as the black girl. It was something that I started getting used to at that point where I didn’t even care anymore; I would ignore those people. This brings me to this opinion with all this police brutality and capturing stuff on camera, it seems like this world is only getting crazier? As black people, we continue to live our best life, but others want to ruin it for us and segregate us. Why can’t we all get along? Regardless of skin color, sex, appearance, or sexuality, we should judge each other based on our minds, emotions, and soul.
American political activist Angela Davis wrote: ‘’in a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist’’.
Source: weartinks.com
