It seems that while the proponents of White Supremacy are demonstrating their undying commitment to dehumanizing a people, the rest of us may have forgotten that the agenda of White Supremacy has not changed, just the strategies. Only now that we see remnants of old strategies do we have people waking up to find out that racism is not dead, discrimination is not dead. Now of course many scholars, and others who have paid attention, see that it has never left; while some argue that it never will. But many of our children, black, white, and all in between, esp. those who grow up in very segregated communities are hoodwinked into thinking we are at a distinct and qualitatively different era than before. While the US may look different in some respects, even a superficial analysis of present inequities in favor of whites reveals that the essence of American degradation and exploitation of non-white groups (home and abroad) remains status quo. An essence that many US citizens have worked to change. While many of us know, through an examination of history, that this promotion of hatred has been deemed unacceptable, racism and discrimination have become common place to our children. Common like water to a fish. It is our air that smells so sweet. It is our smog that makes us wonder how people even talk about clean air. Air is air. Smog doesn’t smell like anything, air just smells like air. The result is some of our children lack the proper lens to view these atrocities and so become those that are complacent or oblivious to the implications of such acts. The proper lens is a historical perspective. Those who do not know history and understand history, are doomed to repeat it.

We are afraid to talk about slavery, Japanese encampments, attack on pearl harbor (other than when we want to create heroes in movies to substantiate blowing up women and children), and afraid to discuss how exploiting labor of non-citizens was the backbone of America’s economic system in its inception. When we are afraid to look into the mirror and say that this is who America is, we remain that image. So to this very day our economic system exploits the labor of illegal immigrants while outwardly crying for increased border control.

America is ill; has been ill and will be ill as long as we do not argue against the hypocrisy of ill-critical minds of the those wanted to preserve their self-serving power and uncritical minds of those who are uneducated about history.

Give our children education, and give them their history to empower them all. I say here what has been said for centuries. Now I am going back to work to make sure that I do what I have been charged with by Kings, X, Ghandi, Woodson, Dubois, and all others who fought tirelessly to empower all to PRACTICE: liberation of the mind and spirit, fighting for justice for everyone, and allowing all to free. I am going to do some shit about it. Peace Dumi.

In respect and admiration of your efforts, always,

Ya brother from another mother,