I posted earlier today about a need for change. As I checked on Facebook throughout my work day, I was informed about #CrimingWhileWhite and #AliveWhileBlack. I have always known that there is a difference between what is allowed for each but I never knew how much until I started reading about it. Yes, I have experienced some horrible things being a black woman. Some that made me cry and a lot that made me think. I am educated, yet that does not stop someone from treating me as inferior. It doesnt stop because I am bettering myself as a person. It stops when people change. I think that it is a shame that I think about how life is not so different for my beautiful daughter. That I ponder a time to be okay if she asks me to not pick her up from school or to distance myself. Not because its adolescence and she is learning about herself but because she doesnt want to deal with the issues of having a black mom. Shes beautiful to me! She is my world. She doesnt look like she is half black. Is that a blessing? Only time will tell. If I could keep her from having to feel like less of a person, I will gladly carry that cross for her. I never want her to feel as if she is not enough. As if because she has black in her that she is less of a person. I want her to be happy. Honestly, there is so much happening in the world right now. Maybe this is what was needed for people to want to change. Im saddened that it had to happen this way but change needs a catalyst. This is not just a black or white thing. This is an issue for anyone that is a minority. My husband went to school in a predominantly Hispanic area and was treated like dirt. He carries those scars with him everyday. He understands the struggle because he has lived it. When will it stop?
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:53:03 +0000
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