What is Critical Race Theory?
It’s significance in American society?
Ask many who object and protest.
They don’t know, yet they vehemently denounce.
And aim to disqualify and discredit its accounts.
What is it that they don’t want their kids to hear?
What is it that they fear?
How would knowledge about the role of slavery and white supremacy lessen a white person’s worth?
Hamper or impede their growth?
Diminish who they are?
Blacken their character?
African Americans are often accused of having their past rule and bog them down.
Told – Forget it, just move on.
But many of US know that a work through is needed.
Burying trauma and feelings of being mis-treated will not resolve or lead them out.
Help them or America move beyond.
African Americans are willing to work through.
It’s white America that’s avoiding the truth.
How can America be great when her citizens can’t face or acknowledge past doings?
Even as it affects current movements and rulings.
Unfortunately the effects of the past doesn’t just go away.
Memories and knowledge may fade but the impact of what happened stays.
You may choose to stay blind or not face truth.
But the truth can still influence and define you.
Then it becomes a matter of ignorance –
You’re not just hiding from truth, you’re dodging yourself too.
America will keep battling as Americans minimize, deny and avoid.
That kind of reaction destroys.
The evil of history won’t be defeated.
It’s primed to be repeated.
Burying truth is what some are becoming used to.
Trying to protect themselves and their young.
When lifting truth is what would make US strong.
You can’t stop what’s brewing if you don’t deal with what’s rising.
People will continue stewing.
America won’t advance if people keep treating history as a secret for hiding.
Many families make that mistake and we see the dysfunction that it creates.
So it’s critical that America confronts its history about race.
Else it will keep fueling our current and future states.
And we will continue on this treacherous course if we don’t understand or admit that there is a source that gives credence to hate.
And resistance to having that hate dissipate.
It’s not the descendants of slaves that are stalling or avoiding.
They are not the ones trying to change what was already recorded.
Nor are they the ones who perceive that telling the truth about slavery is an attack on white and white skin.
It’s only to tell as it has been and is.
The GOP has been attacking Critical Race Theory, non-whites and poor.
Now some realize it’s a broad sweep that also points to questioning the holocaust.
Will the Miami Jewish Coalition continue to support them and Trump through 2022 and 2024?
It’s been with warp speed that the GOP is trying to re-arrange.
And even some of their apparent allies are included in their mission to change.
As to the current aim – only those who show loyalty are worthy to reach the top.
Stopping the rest of the flock.
Wanting a widespread block.
Hanging on tight to what they deem to be beneficial to whites.
At the same time they accuse others of favoring blacks.
When it should be for an all-American stack.
A continued fight to define through black and white.
Stay tribal, by whitening conservative and darkening liberal.
Making access and progress conditional.
With that we will never be able to stand tall.
And we will eventually lose the tools to conquer any and all.
Because disease, poverty, misfortune and adversity don’t see color or target political.
They are equal opportunity plagues that don’t discriminate.
And our best chances for survival and good living are when we cooperate.
In life there is often a choice to run and sometimes you find an easy hide.
You can choose cover-ups or lies for a full blown disguise.
And all may seem good once the darkness envelopes.
But we can’t forever contain the ghosts.
What will you do when the light shines through?
Become aware of the truth and what there is to lose?
And realize that we have less, not more?
We look behind and there are only closed doors.
Will you acknowledge your doing or look for someone to blame?
Remain stubborn and keep endorsing the same?
Humility goes a long way but you have to choose it and work for it to stay.
To have faith you must allow for the chips to fall where they may.
Having control does not guarantee successful, or the meeting of your goals.
Is it worth selling your soul for what you think you might get?
Especially when it’s wicked, sinful and criminal that you need to let by.
And for you to get to your high?
It appears to be the American way to engage in punishment.
Despite the fact that persons face challenges in their environment.
Instead of understanding or offering assistance, we’re trying to beat to compliance.
And any twitch is taken as a sign of resistance.
Parts of America’s society are trying to return US to the times of slavery.
Gas-lighting to the belief that slavery was good.
Choosing history books that show blacks frolicking with those in white hoods.
People engaging in activities on a plantation.
As if on a getaway or dream vacation.
If that was the way living as slaves churned.
Why don’t they take a turn?
Enjoy the fun that comes with hard labor, beats, no freedom, mainly runs.
Racism reformed.
They already got their quorum.
The cancelation of a section of the Nation’s population.
Their voice, choice and course – an aberration.