I was born on this date, some 39 years ago, to a 17 year old high school senior, and to a 19 year old smooth talker, who decided that parenthood was not for him. I honestly don't know when he first saw me, but my first memory of him was at almost nine years old, on one hot summer day in 1985. I wouldn't see him again until 1995, as a second semester college freshman...but enough about him, as this is my day.
I grew up dirt poor in Sampson County with my maternal grandmother, who quit school in seventh grade to take care of her ailing father, and a mother who had barely finished high school due to my traumatic birth, and spending so much time out of school. Despite these overwhelming odds, they both stressed to me the importance of education, and I was able to not only attend college, I successfully obtained my degree, and returned two years later for a Master's.
In these first 39 years, I have been molested, attempted suicide twice, battled depression, lost my grandmother, loved and lost after nine years, and lost my best friend over 20 years about six years ago, financial ups and downs, and job changes. Through it all, I am reminded of the title of one of the late great Maya Angelou's books, "Wouldn't Take Nothing for my Journey Now."
Through so much pain, I have survived and now I am whole again. I will not be people pleasing anymore. I will not be fighting to keep people in my life who do not want to be there. I will learn to say no more. I will not hold grudges. I will speak my truth.
I am ready for the next 39 years, I vow to myself and to all those who know me, there will be a new me. My physical being hopefully will ebb and flow due to the natural aging process, but my mental, my spiritual, and my emotional will be new.
I hope that you are ready and if you are not, it was nice knowing you!
Until next time....
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Monday, September 14, 2015
Vanessa Williams and How God Will Make Your Enemies Your Footstool
I can remember the moment in 1983 when Vanessa Williams was crowned as the first black Miss America. She was 20, and I was seven, and I didn't understand what all of the hoopla was about. I just knew she was pretty and had funny colored eyes, and that was enough for me.
I also remember months later seeing on the news that she had been stripped of her title. Years later when I was older, I learned that it was because she had soft porn pics in an adult magazine. Apparently, even though the pics were for a private photographer, who did not have permission to publish them elsewhere, and even though these were done long before her crowning as Miss America, there was the small snippet in her contract that read, that she endeavored not to bring shame or do anything to reflect badly upon the organization.
In other words, no matter how beautiful, capable, or accomplished she was, they didn't want her representing America, so she had to go.
Fast forward 32 years, and on the same stage were she received her crown, Ms. Williams was issued a public apology. In true class and in dignified fashion, Ms. Williams just shrugged it off, as if it was no big deal
In the years following what was supposed to be the biggest, most heartbreaking scandal of her life, she truly made lemons out of lemonade. She raised four wonderful female humans, found love, lost it, found love, lost, and found it again! She built a successful music and acting career.
The very people who did her wrong so many years ago, had to grovel to her, amid her success!
I am reminded of so many pitfalls in my own life where I have lost, been sabotaged, and unfairly treated, that sitting still, moving on, and letting God work, are the best things to do.
We can all take a page from Ms. Vanessa Williams' book. Let's just hope it doesn't take 32 years!
Until next time....
I also remember months later seeing on the news that she had been stripped of her title. Years later when I was older, I learned that it was because she had soft porn pics in an adult magazine. Apparently, even though the pics were for a private photographer, who did not have permission to publish them elsewhere, and even though these were done long before her crowning as Miss America, there was the small snippet in her contract that read, that she endeavored not to bring shame or do anything to reflect badly upon the organization.
In other words, no matter how beautiful, capable, or accomplished she was, they didn't want her representing America, so she had to go.
Fast forward 32 years, and on the same stage were she received her crown, Ms. Williams was issued a public apology. In true class and in dignified fashion, Ms. Williams just shrugged it off, as if it was no big deal
In the years following what was supposed to be the biggest, most heartbreaking scandal of her life, she truly made lemons out of lemonade. She raised four wonderful female humans, found love, lost it, found love, lost, and found it again! She built a successful music and acting career.
The very people who did her wrong so many years ago, had to grovel to her, amid her success!
I am reminded of so many pitfalls in my own life where I have lost, been sabotaged, and unfairly treated, that sitting still, moving on, and letting God work, are the best things to do.
We can all take a page from Ms. Vanessa Williams' book. Let's just hope it doesn't take 32 years!
Until next time....
Thursday, September 10, 2015
James Blake and His Come to Jesus Moment
If you have been following the news, the latest victim of America's out of control police, was former tennis star, James Blake. Mr. Blake was standing outside of NY hotel when he was tackled by NYPD because he resembled a suspect from an open investigation. The ironic thing is this "open case" was not a murder, robbery, stabbing, shooting, no, it was the white collar crime of identity theft.
I called this his "come to Jesus moment." In reality, I don't know Mr. Blake's religious affiliation, nor do I care, and this doesn't have anything to do with Jesus. Sometimes new Negroes and black celebrities, which sometimes can be one in the same, need to be reminded that they are black.
You see every day when I am on social media, there is some "new black" (black folks who are so educated, have so much money, have a certain number of white friends, that they believe that they are white by association) or some low key racist white person (you know the ones who always quote MLK to quell black anger, try to tell black people who to vote for, love the Confederate flag, and who have a few token black friends, so they can't be racist (insert eyeroll), think they are being deep by quoting the latest crime statistics on black on black crime, or publishing memes of blacks at their worst, with sermon type commentary of how blacks need to do better, which we refer to as respectability politics. Respectability politics is the belief that if you speak correct English, do not have gold teeth, have dual degrees, drive a nice car, don't live in the hood, don't sag your pants, have a clean criminal record, etc.etc.etc. that you are somehow immune to white supremacy, racism, and you will be treated fairly by cops and those in position of authority, and if you are guilty of any of these grave sins and are murdered by cops or civilians alike, well, it is okay because black folks kill each other, so we should be more concerned about that.
So this is why although I hate that Mr. Blake had that experience, there is a small part of me that is glad that it happened. Close your mouth in disgust and shock! Sometimes it takes things like this happening to the so called "respectable Negroes" for people to pay attention to what I and others more distinguished than me have been trying to tell you'll for years. Our country has a serious problem with race! Electing President Obama twice did not cure it! Neither did it magically disappear after your ancestors murdered Dr. King (You can stop quoting him now!).
So the question now becomes, what are we going to do about it? Quoting Dr. King, electing a black president, having friends of other races, and posting "deep memes" haven't worked! Because I don't know about you, but I am tired of black mothers burying their children, and their murderers getting GoFundme fundraisers, media interviews, and book deals, as opposed to life in prison and/or a needle in their arms.
Until next time.....
I called this his "come to Jesus moment." In reality, I don't know Mr. Blake's religious affiliation, nor do I care, and this doesn't have anything to do with Jesus. Sometimes new Negroes and black celebrities, which sometimes can be one in the same, need to be reminded that they are black.
You see every day when I am on social media, there is some "new black" (black folks who are so educated, have so much money, have a certain number of white friends, that they believe that they are white by association) or some low key racist white person (you know the ones who always quote MLK to quell black anger, try to tell black people who to vote for, love the Confederate flag, and who have a few token black friends, so they can't be racist (insert eyeroll), think they are being deep by quoting the latest crime statistics on black on black crime, or publishing memes of blacks at their worst, with sermon type commentary of how blacks need to do better, which we refer to as respectability politics. Respectability politics is the belief that if you speak correct English, do not have gold teeth, have dual degrees, drive a nice car, don't live in the hood, don't sag your pants, have a clean criminal record, etc.etc.etc. that you are somehow immune to white supremacy, racism, and you will be treated fairly by cops and those in position of authority, and if you are guilty of any of these grave sins and are murdered by cops or civilians alike, well, it is okay because black folks kill each other, so we should be more concerned about that.
So this is why although I hate that Mr. Blake had that experience, there is a small part of me that is glad that it happened. Close your mouth in disgust and shock! Sometimes it takes things like this happening to the so called "respectable Negroes" for people to pay attention to what I and others more distinguished than me have been trying to tell you'll for years. Our country has a serious problem with race! Electing President Obama twice did not cure it! Neither did it magically disappear after your ancestors murdered Dr. King (You can stop quoting him now!).
So the question now becomes, what are we going to do about it? Quoting Dr. King, electing a black president, having friends of other races, and posting "deep memes" haven't worked! Because I don't know about you, but I am tired of black mothers burying their children, and their murderers getting GoFundme fundraisers, media interviews, and book deals, as opposed to life in prison and/or a needle in their arms.
Until next time.....
Monday, September 7, 2015
What Most of You Got Wrong About Kim Davis
"And Jesus said unto them, "Render unto Caesar those things that are Caesar's and unto God those things that are God's, and they marvelled at him." Mark 12:17.
I guess in most Christians' haste to jump on a religious bandwagon, especially in their ever tiring crusade against gay people (rolls eyes), they just conveniently skipped over this scripture.
Let me explain to those of you, who are slow and so caught up in your righteous indignation. It means that you most follow both the laws of the land and God's laws. It did not say that you could pick or choose either. You must follow BOTH! I placed that in capital letters because some of you seem to forget that you haven't ascended to Heaven yet, and you are still a mere mortal bound by the laws of the land.
Most of you have jumped on the bandwagon of supporting Kim Davis, because that is the good Christian thing to do. She is a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. If you had conducted research on her background, rather than jumping on a bandwagon, you would know this Bible thumping troll has been married three times herself. (Divorce is against God's law, except for adultery, FYI), she has an illegitimate child by a married man, and not only did she refuse to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, but she refused several heterosexual couples who did not meet her standards either...now how stupid do you feel for jumping on this bandwagon?
Kim Davis is an elected official, who has sworn an oath to not only uphold the Constitution, but local and state laws where she holds her position. She could have easily resigned. Government officials do it all of the time, usually amid scandal, but she actually had the opportunity to exit gracefully. But no, in drama queen and true troll fashion she had to refuse to obey the law, pretend to be religiously persecuted. So now we as a public have to be subjected to the Lifetime movie, the book deal, the media interviews, and all of the drama behind her pseudo religious crusade.
Let me tell you modern Christians something. God is bigger, more knowledgeable, richer, more powerful than you, so I don't think that he needs for you to fight his battles.
Let me tell you what he does need. For you to be a little less hypocritical. This means focus on the sins that you are committing rather than constantly thumping your chests and your Bible against your fellow man. Stop asking him for more stuff for your greedy selves. Instead pray for your fellow man who is less fortunate. Above all, represent him through your daily life through your 24/7 good deeds, and not only when folks are watching you.
Maybe then people will respect you more, your religious beliefs, and actually believe in the God, who you say that you represent!
Until next time.....
I guess in most Christians' haste to jump on a religious bandwagon, especially in their ever tiring crusade against gay people (rolls eyes), they just conveniently skipped over this scripture.
Let me explain to those of you, who are slow and so caught up in your righteous indignation. It means that you most follow both the laws of the land and God's laws. It did not say that you could pick or choose either. You must follow BOTH! I placed that in capital letters because some of you seem to forget that you haven't ascended to Heaven yet, and you are still a mere mortal bound by the laws of the land.
Most of you have jumped on the bandwagon of supporting Kim Davis, because that is the good Christian thing to do. She is a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. If you had conducted research on her background, rather than jumping on a bandwagon, you would know this Bible thumping troll has been married three times herself. (Divorce is against God's law, except for adultery, FYI), she has an illegitimate child by a married man, and not only did she refuse to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, but she refused several heterosexual couples who did not meet her standards either...now how stupid do you feel for jumping on this bandwagon?
Kim Davis is an elected official, who has sworn an oath to not only uphold the Constitution, but local and state laws where she holds her position. She could have easily resigned. Government officials do it all of the time, usually amid scandal, but she actually had the opportunity to exit gracefully. But no, in drama queen and true troll fashion she had to refuse to obey the law, pretend to be religiously persecuted. So now we as a public have to be subjected to the Lifetime movie, the book deal, the media interviews, and all of the drama behind her pseudo religious crusade.
Let me tell you modern Christians something. God is bigger, more knowledgeable, richer, more powerful than you, so I don't think that he needs for you to fight his battles.
Let me tell you what he does need. For you to be a little less hypocritical. This means focus on the sins that you are committing rather than constantly thumping your chests and your Bible against your fellow man. Stop asking him for more stuff for your greedy selves. Instead pray for your fellow man who is less fortunate. Above all, represent him through your daily life through your 24/7 good deeds, and not only when folks are watching you.
Maybe then people will respect you more, your religious beliefs, and actually believe in the God, who you say that you represent!
Until next time.....
Saturday, August 22, 2015
Dr. Dre: Your Apology Is Ill-Timed, Insincere, and 20 Years Too Late
One thing that I can't stand is apolo-lying. (Yes, I created my own word, and I can do that!). Apolo-lying, is when you apologize not because you mean it, but because the consequences for your actions are few greater than you thought that they would be, or when you are a celebrity, and you are receiving too much blow back from your corporate sponsors or your fan base, and you are worried about damaging your brand, or when you are a new Christian and you want to prove to people that you have actually changed and are trying to walk the straight and narrow with Jesus, after you left plenty of people, mistakes, and carnage in your wake (rolls eyes)!
These are some scenarios that come to mind when I hear about Dr. Dre's apology for his domestic violence incidents with women. Let's take two cases in particular, those of his brutal beating of music journalist, Dee Barnes in 1991, and his child's mother, singing sensation, Miche'le'.
In1990, Dee Barnes, who at the time was a music journalist, had completed an interview with Ice Cube from the group NWA, who by this point had disbanded amid an epic feud and were working on solo projects, In the interview, Ice Cube disparaged the other group members. The next year, Dr. Dre saw Dee Barnes at an album release party, and sought retribution. During this confrontation, Dr. Dre repeatedly through the right side of her body into a stairway, while slamming her head into the wall. He tried and failed to throw her down the stairway. She escaped into the women's restroom, where he followed her in, and continued the assault.He grabbed her by her hair and continued to punch her in the back of her head. Some 20 years later, she still has migraines, and is unable to find work in the entertainment field due to being blacklisted by him (She had secured a part in the 1990's film Set It Off, but because Dr. Dre was in it, he got the director F. Gary Gray, the same guy who is the director of Straight Out of Compton, to rescind the offer).
Here is Dr. Dre's response when pressed about it, right after the attack: “People talk all this shit, but you know, somebody fuck with me, I’m gonna fuck with them. I just did it, you know. Ain’t nothing you can do now by talking about it. Besides, it ain’t no big thing – I just threw her through a door.”
Dee Barnes wasn't his only victim. There was his child's mother Miche'le'.She has gone on record to state that not only did Dr. Dre abuse her, but on occasion has broken her nose and her ribs.
So miss me with the ill-timed apology. He certainly hasn't had any remorse all these years, and one would infer that there wouldn't be any now, if there weren't a new album and a hit movie at stake. Dr. Dre has finally amassed a fortune and the title of being a billionaire, and he is not about to place any of that in jeopardy by pissing of his fan base, which is largely women. He has to come off, as the new and improved version of himself.
So I challenge Dr. Dre, if you are sincere about your apology, how about you pay Dee Barnes' medical bills that she has amassed because of your 1991 brutal attack! If you are sincere, why don't you use your industry connections to help her secure employment doing what she loves, since you blacklisted her all of those years ago! If you are sincere, why don't you donate some of your money to batter women's shelters. Finally, if you are sincere, do another movie, make it a biopic even, where you tell the whole story of your dirty dealings, not just the whitewashed Hollywood version.
Until you can do some or all of these things, nobody, certainly not your victims, is interested in your apolo-lying!
Until next time....
These are some scenarios that come to mind when I hear about Dr. Dre's apology for his domestic violence incidents with women. Let's take two cases in particular, those of his brutal beating of music journalist, Dee Barnes in 1991, and his child's mother, singing sensation, Miche'le'.
In1990, Dee Barnes, who at the time was a music journalist, had completed an interview with Ice Cube from the group NWA, who by this point had disbanded amid an epic feud and were working on solo projects, In the interview, Ice Cube disparaged the other group members. The next year, Dr. Dre saw Dee Barnes at an album release party, and sought retribution. During this confrontation, Dr. Dre repeatedly through the right side of her body into a stairway, while slamming her head into the wall. He tried and failed to throw her down the stairway. She escaped into the women's restroom, where he followed her in, and continued the assault.He grabbed her by her hair and continued to punch her in the back of her head. Some 20 years later, she still has migraines, and is unable to find work in the entertainment field due to being blacklisted by him (She had secured a part in the 1990's film Set It Off, but because Dr. Dre was in it, he got the director F. Gary Gray, the same guy who is the director of Straight Out of Compton, to rescind the offer).
Here is Dr. Dre's response when pressed about it, right after the attack: “People talk all this shit, but you know, somebody fuck with me, I’m gonna fuck with them. I just did it, you know. Ain’t nothing you can do now by talking about it. Besides, it ain’t no big thing – I just threw her through a door.”
Dee Barnes wasn't his only victim. There was his child's mother Miche'le'.She has gone on record to state that not only did Dr. Dre abuse her, but on occasion has broken her nose and her ribs.
So miss me with the ill-timed apology. He certainly hasn't had any remorse all these years, and one would infer that there wouldn't be any now, if there weren't a new album and a hit movie at stake. Dr. Dre has finally amassed a fortune and the title of being a billionaire, and he is not about to place any of that in jeopardy by pissing of his fan base, which is largely women. He has to come off, as the new and improved version of himself.
So I challenge Dr. Dre, if you are sincere about your apology, how about you pay Dee Barnes' medical bills that she has amassed because of your 1991 brutal attack! If you are sincere, why don't you use your industry connections to help her secure employment doing what she loves, since you blacklisted her all of those years ago! If you are sincere, why don't you donate some of your money to batter women's shelters. Finally, if you are sincere, do another movie, make it a biopic even, where you tell the whole story of your dirty dealings, not just the whitewashed Hollywood version.
Until you can do some or all of these things, nobody, certainly not your victims, is interested in your apolo-lying!
Until next time....
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Sometimes You Have to Cry Stuff Out
Most of my blogs are about racial and social justice, and women's empowerment, but today it's about me. Why? Because it is my damn blog...if you want to choose the topics, create your own!
I am a natural stuffer, which in the psychology world means an individual who doesn't deal with issues head on, but stuffs them away. What happens is over time, you compartmentalize too much stuff, and don't deal with too much, and the next thing you know, you explode, kind of like that pot that you overfill and then it ends up spewing out, all over everything.
Years of residual grief, not feeling appreciated, going through some career stuff, and relationships ending, got the better of me. I had a good old ugly cry, and you know what? I feel refreshed! Crying is not weak, unmanly, or any of those societal things that you are taught. It is cleansing; it is life affirming, and it really puts your emotions in perspective. Which really shows progress and growth in my life, because in my teens and 20's, my go to would have been to attempt suicide, lash out, or have meaningless sex, so yay, for progress!
The epiphany that came to me, was knowing my worth! I grew up feeling neglected, cast aside, and unlovable, as a result, I allowed people into my life who took advantage of that need to be loved, appreciated, and affirmed. I have taken jobs, held on to jobs, friendships, relationships, out of the sheer need for affirmation.
This stops now! And if anyone reading this is going through something similar, say to yourself, "This stops now!"
Yes, there will be setbacks! Yes, you will relapse! But the key through it all, is knowing your worth, and learning the power of "No." One simple word, two letters, but it will change your life. It will keep you from being taken advantage of, it will keep you from doing those things that you really don't want to do, and it will save you a lifetime of bitterness when people take more from your life than they give.
Learn it, embrace, and overall, be good to you. I know that I will!
Until next time......
I am a natural stuffer, which in the psychology world means an individual who doesn't deal with issues head on, but stuffs them away. What happens is over time, you compartmentalize too much stuff, and don't deal with too much, and the next thing you know, you explode, kind of like that pot that you overfill and then it ends up spewing out, all over everything.
Years of residual grief, not feeling appreciated, going through some career stuff, and relationships ending, got the better of me. I had a good old ugly cry, and you know what? I feel refreshed! Crying is not weak, unmanly, or any of those societal things that you are taught. It is cleansing; it is life affirming, and it really puts your emotions in perspective. Which really shows progress and growth in my life, because in my teens and 20's, my go to would have been to attempt suicide, lash out, or have meaningless sex, so yay, for progress!
The epiphany that came to me, was knowing my worth! I grew up feeling neglected, cast aside, and unlovable, as a result, I allowed people into my life who took advantage of that need to be loved, appreciated, and affirmed. I have taken jobs, held on to jobs, friendships, relationships, out of the sheer need for affirmation.
This stops now! And if anyone reading this is going through something similar, say to yourself, "This stops now!"
Yes, there will be setbacks! Yes, you will relapse! But the key through it all, is knowing your worth, and learning the power of "No." One simple word, two letters, but it will change your life. It will keep you from being taken advantage of, it will keep you from doing those things that you really don't want to do, and it will save you a lifetime of bitterness when people take more from your life than they give.
Learn it, embrace, and overall, be good to you. I know that I will!
Until next time......
Sunday, August 9, 2015
White Liberals and House Negroes: Please Stop Telling Black People What To Do
Black Lives Movement, is not a movement that is going anywhere! As long as our children are being gunned down in the streets, it is here to stay. Any political candidate, who wants a shot at the White House, regardless of party affiliation, is going to have to not only support, but totally embrace this movement and the key concerns that arise from it!
On yesterday, during the weekend of the one year anniversary of Mike Brown's murder, political hopeful, Bernie Sanders' campaign gathered in Seattle for a routine campaign speech. Thousands were gathered. However, his speech and the day's activities were interrupted by Black Lives Matter activists.
Bernie supporters booed, threatened the activists, even took to social media, creating fake accounts, to harass and even threatened to "pull" their support from the movement.
House negroes, (You know those black people who don't know they are black because they have a few white friends, a few letters behind their names, because of the neighborhood they live in, etc) began attacking the activists as well.
And I say to both groups, have a collective row of seats!
Bernie is a political candidate, meaning he has to show and prove. I don't care if he did march with Dr. King 50 years ago...as the old Janet Jackson song states, "What has he done for us lately?" Since January 1st of this year, over 600 bodies have fallen in police related shootings. Six hundred families are mourning the loss of their loved ones, without any justice. Imagine how their lives have been "interrupted", so miss me with your fake concern over an interrupted campaign speech.
To my white friends, you are not an ally, if you use your privilege to try to make black people behave, or only speak when it is convenient for you. You are not an ally, if you are steadily reminding black people what you have done for them, years ago. You are not an ally, if you are steadily threatening black people regarding pulling your support when your feelings get hurt. Again, hundreds of years of oppression, genocide, and violence towards blacks, are greater than your temporary hurt feelings.
We also don't need a "white savior." Recognize your privilege, call out your racist relatives and friends, march with us, but this is a new day, and we can lead ourselves. We don't need saving! Also, you are actually doing Sen. Sanders more harm than good, because if his supporters act like this, people are less likely to support the actual candidate.
And to you house Negroes, who think that racism just magically died when Barack took office, or when Dr. King was assassinated, I pray that when you have your "come to Jesus" moment. You know that moment that all black folks have, when they have an experience to remind them that they are still black, that you are able to not only maintain your dignity, but your life as well. Because while you are concerned with being "respectable", accumulating more material things, and admonishing your fellow brothers and sisters, who you feel are beneath you, remember you get the opportunities that you had today, because your forefathers did the work and sacrificed, so it would be in your best interest to do the same for future generations.
Until next time....
On yesterday, during the weekend of the one year anniversary of Mike Brown's murder, political hopeful, Bernie Sanders' campaign gathered in Seattle for a routine campaign speech. Thousands were gathered. However, his speech and the day's activities were interrupted by Black Lives Matter activists.
Bernie supporters booed, threatened the activists, even took to social media, creating fake accounts, to harass and even threatened to "pull" their support from the movement.
House negroes, (You know those black people who don't know they are black because they have a few white friends, a few letters behind their names, because of the neighborhood they live in, etc) began attacking the activists as well.
And I say to both groups, have a collective row of seats!
Bernie is a political candidate, meaning he has to show and prove. I don't care if he did march with Dr. King 50 years ago...as the old Janet Jackson song states, "What has he done for us lately?" Since January 1st of this year, over 600 bodies have fallen in police related shootings. Six hundred families are mourning the loss of their loved ones, without any justice. Imagine how their lives have been "interrupted", so miss me with your fake concern over an interrupted campaign speech.
To my white friends, you are not an ally, if you use your privilege to try to make black people behave, or only speak when it is convenient for you. You are not an ally, if you are steadily reminding black people what you have done for them, years ago. You are not an ally, if you are steadily threatening black people regarding pulling your support when your feelings get hurt. Again, hundreds of years of oppression, genocide, and violence towards blacks, are greater than your temporary hurt feelings.
We also don't need a "white savior." Recognize your privilege, call out your racist relatives and friends, march with us, but this is a new day, and we can lead ourselves. We don't need saving! Also, you are actually doing Sen. Sanders more harm than good, because if his supporters act like this, people are less likely to support the actual candidate.
And to you house Negroes, who think that racism just magically died when Barack took office, or when Dr. King was assassinated, I pray that when you have your "come to Jesus" moment. You know that moment that all black folks have, when they have an experience to remind them that they are still black, that you are able to not only maintain your dignity, but your life as well. Because while you are concerned with being "respectable", accumulating more material things, and admonishing your fellow brothers and sisters, who you feel are beneath you, remember you get the opportunities that you had today, because your forefathers did the work and sacrificed, so it would be in your best interest to do the same for future generations.
Until next time....
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