ITS BENEFITS TO THE BLACK
COMMUNITY PART 1
The Black race is unique to everyone around the world. The black race in the United States however, are resilient and powerful, in spite of being scarred by a tragic history. We have managed to construct a rich culture for ourselves and build for our children what we hope is a better tomorrow.
No doubt we have made strides. One only needs to look at the man Barack Obama to understand how far the black race has come in a nation that subjected us to pain, slavery and racial segregation. We have fought against so much and risen to become executives, politicians, doctors, lawyers, actors… the list of milestones and accomplishments is endless. Although we have had so much to be thankful for, we still have a long way to go.
There’s still so much dichotomy existing in the United States between blacks and other races. Blacks are still at the low rung of the ladder. Blacks are still denied opportunities and blacks are still being killed indiscriminately. The recent black lives matter movement was a momentum born out of years of repression. It was a step in the right direction. It caught the world’s attention because the movement demonstrated the power of unity. Have you ever wondered why some of the greats like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King permanently etched their names forever in stone? They propounded unity and togetherness.