"America has spent so much time, money & resources fighting wars
abroad and completely fell asleep at the wheel of the war brewing within
our cities, neighborhoods & blocks. We are supposed to stand for
freedom & equal opportunity. That’s supposed to mean MORE than just
words but the actions of late just don’t speak to what we are supposed
to stand for. This is BIGGER than BLACK and WHITE. This is about America
selling a false dream. Now we’ve obviously progressed since the
inception of this nation but we took our eye off the ball and it feels
as though things are moving backwards. As a black man, I find it
difficult to understand that our biggest export (our American culture)
comes from us. The people in the streets… The way the world dresses,
talks, what they listen to, what they watch… That all comes from us. How
can we be the ones responsible for America’s biggest export & fear
for our lives like we shouldn’t belong here. I don’t have all the
answers nor do I believe anyone does, but we need to have conversations
around how to improve as a nation. How do we show any ounce of progress
that keeps hope alive. This is too big of a problem to be solved
overnight but there needs to be some questions answered to get things
back on the track of righteousness. Amazing people died for this
country. We owe it to the past, present & future to come together
and move this country in the right direction. This is my home just like
it is anyone else’s. RIP CRISPUS ATTUCKS. FIRST MAN TO DIE IN AMERICA’s
FREEDOM WAR & HE WAS BLACK! GOD BLESS EVERY OUNCE OF INNOCENT BLOOD
SHED FOR THIS NATION & MY FAMILY.”
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