Sometimes there are days when I wonder what life would have been like had I not committed myself to the never-ending, thankless task of advocating for the Black community.  Don’t get me wrong, I love what I do and I love the people for whom I do it.  It’s difficult to live in a world, though, where White folks label you before they know you,  and many Black folks think you’re only speaking for economic gain.  Even worse, is that similar to the days on the plantation, some of us are so addicted to the system that oppresses us that we end up fighting those who speak against racial oppression. SEE ALSO: Top 10 African-Americans In Politics One area that has served to maintain my “angry Black man” status is the field of Black history.   Whenever we demand a conversation about the racial history of the United States, punishment is typically forthcoming.  Those who speak on the issue can be drowned out by the “Kumbaya crowd,” some of whom seem to think that all of America’s racial inequality will disappear if we simply hold hands and sing, “We shall overcome.”  They believe that the past is as irrelevant as a cheeseburger in a room full of vegetarians and that not talking about our past is a great way to make it all go away. ‘Like’ NewsOne’s FB Page To Get More Insightful Story’s Like This One! We’ve been falsely led to believe that eliminating discrimination serves as an adequate remedy for the effects of historical discrimination.

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Burying Racial History Means You’re Living A Lie

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