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Anti-Black Rhetoric Damages Us All
Although groups of various races, ethnicities and communities are being targeted by this administration and government, there is one group that is a victim, often on all fronts, and that is Black people — especially Black Americans. This is due to the insidious and implicit/explicit racism, it’s focused targets, and its various delivery systems, that exist in the United States. Because of the prevailing narrative portraying Black people in a continual negative light, it not only aids racism and separation between poor whites and poor Blacks; it allows any other minority to use Black people as a metric for their success and/or visibility.
“White” Priorities are the “Right” Priorities
This country was created from the sweat, dehumanization, cruel treatment and control of Black slaves. Over time even poor white people were taught to use slaves as a gauge for their “success”. If they were struggling, poor white people could always take comfort in the fact that at least they weren’t a slave.
This was by design to prevent continued uprisings against the white elite and, sadly, this still holds true today. The best way to prevent two groups from uniting to oppose a third is…
