The Price of Keeping Our Heads Down

“We complied with the status quo that keeps telling us that we’re “almost there,” but just not quite “them enough” until we shed every last remnant of our heritage, except, of course, the ones that can be exploited for a diversity initiative or sold for profit.”

Video by HoodinDidIt:

“This is a very small attempt by me to put things into perspective. My community members operate the same kinds of convenience, corner and grocery stores that acted as the backdrop to the scene of George Floyd’s murder. We have succeeded as entrepreneurs but have failed to understand the cost of that success, both for ourselves and more significantly to our fellow Black Americans.”

Ubuntu,

From Aspiring Humanitarian, Relando Thompkins-Jones

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