America the Beautiful?
America is blind to who we are versus who we think we are.
“With liberty and justice for all”… Unless you’re black.
We hide behind our idealistic belief that we are colored blind. And we prosper because of our denial.
“Land of the free”… Unless you’re black where prison is your freedom.
But we prosper because our knee is on the neck of the black person.
“God shed his grace on thee”… Unless you’re black.
Our white supremacy, hyper white masculinity inner slavery oppresses anything not white or male.
“Someone had to pick the cotton, someone had to plant the corn, someone had to slave and be able to sing, that’s why darkies were born.” (unofficial anthem of the Confederacy)
We still build our wealth on slavery and this still exists at all levels; justice, policing, jobs, healthcare, food, and safe communities for people of color.
“No refuge could save the hireling or the slave, from the terror of the fight or the gloom of the grave.” (Unsung stanza of national anthem)
Medgar, Malcolm, Martin…. We killed you and locked up all of your brothers.
“All men are created equal.” Unless you’re a slave.
We are our history and we whites pretend the world is only white. We’ve become monsters trying to expounge the negro from our souls.
“We are presumed innocent until proven guilty”… Unless you’re a black man.
And the black man suffers mightily at the hand of these injustices.
“We can’t change the world with just ideas in our minds but convictions in our hearts.” Just Mercy
Note: For every 9 people on death row executed, 1 has been proven innocent and most are black. A shocking error rate of injustice.