I Remember part 2

By Carlos King

 PART TWO


#IREMEMBER

We should not be condemning the people in these communities, instead, we should be talking about how we can help these poverty and violently ran communities become thriving and beautiful neighbourhoods. We need meaningful solutions to help these communities combat the destructive norm that has became so pervasive inside of them. These communities need resources and not condemnation because forces more powerful than them is responsible for creating the despair and hopelessness that exist with them.

Some of us will make it out of these communities, but the sad fact is, the majority will not. This disadvantage creates the disparity between black people in regards to the haves and have nots, and fuels the tension that breeds not only hateful and deadly thoughts, but deadly actions that causes catastrophic pain within the community. I read and see black people condemning one another because of what's going on in these communities, but I do not see the same black people condemning the people that created the dissonance in the first place. There are many complaints, but where are the solutions!? I am not talking about feel good statements or throwing money onto a problem where people won't know what to do with it but feed themselves and buy temporary fancies because of their deep seated deprivation. I am talking about really getting your hands dirty by coming into these communities and allowing your love for the people to be consistently shown so that they may be encouraged to do better by themselves and for themselves.

Based upon generational sacrifices that Strong Black Men and Women have made for us, I am of the position that the ultimate show of love is to live and die for the people. All the money in the world means nothing if not driven by meaningful purpose. I say this because the discontent that black people have for one another is the reason why we have yet to overcome this perpetual state of decline. We have amassed a great deal of wealth, yet, all that we have accumulated is less than one percent of the total wealth of this country. We are at least 200 years behind white people when it comes to money. This was by design, but we fail constantly to see the real opportunity here. We think in terms of I did this or that and I am only responsible for me and mine... But if those were the sentiments of Harriet Tubman, Malcolm X, Ida B. Wells, Marcus Garvey, Elijah Muhammad, Dr. Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Nat Turner, Sojourner Truth, and countless others, where would you be?

Our conditions were created by a systematic ideological tool that was designed to keep us in this subservient position, now we are doing it to one another. If we cannot identify who the real target is, then how can we overcome the travesty of pain that our people live in day in and day out? This perpetual hate that is embedded in us is the result of psychological branding aimed at suppressing and destroying our love of family, community and unity. These tools are necessary for enrichment and progress, but when black people feel like we will never overcome what has been done to us, what's the point of being courageous and extraordinary for the cause of the people? This is when we must buckle down and remember our freedom fighters that fought through odds that we stacked much higher than ours. We can and must believe that!

I often sit back and ask myself these questions: How can black people be so blinded and insensitive by what is happening in these deprived neighbourhoods? How can mass incarceration not affect you? How can we not trust one another enough to bring our resources together to beautify these communities by building schools, grocery stores, and outlets that encourage our children to excel at high levels? How can we let material value outshine our integrity when it comes to helping our community? How can we not see that no matter how much wealth we have accumulated as individuals, we can never reach our apex until our focus is on real change and progress for the people? I need some answers so can you please help me with that?

I just feel like regardless of our status when it comes to money and prestige, we are still subject to the same injustices as the poor because of the color of our skin. I feel at times that we are looking at the same picture, but status and wealth prevents us from seeing and speaking the truth within the image. It is time for us to be better! Our brothers and sisters were killed for simply being black, is that enough to compel you? Have we forgotten that we were enslaved and our history, culture, science and religion was crushed and hidden from us? Have we forgotten that for 400 plus years we were without education and liberties of freedom? That we were property and brutally murdered because our lives didn't matter. Every aspect of our suffering has been perpetuated on every level because this system wasn't designed or created for us to fit into. This is not anger, this is facts! We scream at each other, 'Stop talking about slavery, get over it, we have made it!' Hypocrisy!!! Every system within this country has made concessions for black people, and not because they felt we were deserving of equality, but because our leaders and freedom fighters stood on their strength and gave their lives for those concessions.

The fact that police officers kill black people without being punished; the criminal justice system locks black people up and alarming rates.

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