2007 and racism is still a topic of concern,
interest, debate. Wouldn't it be a wonderful world if it was eliminated or is
that really just a dream?
It's 2007 and after wars, protests, deaths,
sacrifices, blood shed, memorials.... we are still looking racism in the face and
experiencing it everyday. How sad. How scary. How sad and scary it is that with
all the past efforts to eliminate racism, it is still here. Were these past efforts done in vain? It's scary to think, what our children and
our children's children and so forth will have to go through and experience,
because of race....racism! What have or
are the leaders of this "great country" doing to eliminate
racism...nothing. It's obviously not a
topic of concern. What if our current
leaders were faced with racism everyday...hmmm, then I guess it would be a topic
of concern. Where are the leaders of
today who have a passion to end racism like Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks,
Malcolm X, JFK, Jimmy Carter.....I don't know too many who will make the history
books. It seems like the fire has
fizzled... Yeah, there's Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton...but in the grand scheme of
things they don't have the fervor of those in the past. That leaves it up to us to make a
difference. Those who have been
affected, those concerned, those who care about human rights.
How far have we come to understanding and eliminating
racism...not far. How sad. How scary.
How unfortunate. How
disappointing. How long a road we have
to go.
One lesson my mother taught me, "Baby, you
belong to the human race!" That's what I'll instill in my children. I wish every mother could let their child
know that that they belong to the human race!