Being Black In The 21st Century

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Why are you not fearful? You still press on even though you are getting threats and you look at your wife with a smile and have faith in the Lord that everything will be okay. The laws will only change when someone in a higher power can stop the madness. The KKK is among us, in the school systems, the police force and even in the jails that our brothers and sister are put in, most are put in just for being Negroes. White people will not like us because they do not like themselves. The white man will look at the black man and wish he was just as strong as him, but he will think less of the black man because he is black. Being racist is taught, not genetic. The women are just as strong as men; they walk and talk with the men. The women of color …show more content…
Living any another city, another state means that you are an alien you have no idea what is going on outside of your world. What you see is going to be completely different from what I see. I do believe that not all whites were against blacks; I see that some wanted to help us and be on our side but that caused pain and even sometimes death for even going near a Negro and vice versa. If we could have just talked our problems out all over the world there would be no hate against anyone in this world based on color. However things do not work out that way, we all come from different races and ethnicities will continue to have our problems because we are all different. Those who are the same race and ethnicity will not get along because everyone has their own voice in the matter. Will I go against what my fellow brother or sister? Yes and No, it is based on my belief and my understanding on things. That person or that group of people will not be alone indeed; it takes one voice for millions to hear and millions to understand the logic. The judgment will be based upon the people of today and tomorrow not

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