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White on White Crime |
I am so disturbed by the phrase “Black on Black Crime.” I
hate when it is thrown out as an excuse for Police Brutality and Wannabe Police
Brutality, but I am equally pained when those opposing the ridiculous argument use
the same disparaging terminology. There is no such thing as Black on Black
Crime, any more than there is white on white crime, brown on brown crime, or
blue on blue crime. They do not exist, so why do African Americans embrace this
expression to either agree or disagree with its contentious and conjured merit?
Can we please take a collective deep breath and stop going along with America’s
subliminal racist tactics to continue blatant racism hidden in plain sight?
Black on Black should be celebrated, applauded and admired.
Black on Black is love, community, pride and power. I refuse to allow
commentators, hate groups and apologists to define my heritage, ancestry and
seed as criminal. My children and their children; my parents and grandparents;
my ancestors who bore stripes, nooses, hoses, bars, chains, electric chairs and
bullets were far from criminal. The sacrifice, toil, and unadulterated hate
that was heaped upon them without ceasing did not give them rise to give in. They built a nation on their backs without recompense, without
apology, without acknowledgement. We are a resilient people who believe in
survival, not for self but for generations to come. There is nothing criminal
in that.
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Militarized Police |
Please do not get middle class comfortable and forget from
where we come and how far we have yet to travel. Police officers are given carte
blanche to detain, arrest, and murder black bodies. Wearing a hoodie, listening
to loud music, playing/holding toy guns in
an open carry state, being big, suffering mental illness, being homeless, driving,
running, bicycling, walking, complying, just being are all sufficient reasons for
the police to beat, tase, and shoot African Americans to death justifiably in a
court of law. This does not take into account the countless hours of harassment
endured, tickets levied, fines paid, and years of imprisonment imposed on the
innocent. White on Black Crime would be far more accurate historically and
present day.
When Black on Black Crime is brought up to excuse organized criminal
activity by those charged with protecting and serving the African American
community; retort with the phraseology and statistics of “White on White Crime”;
ask for a definition of the term forcing them to unpack the racist, convenient
and meaningless catchphrase; or explain what Black on Black means to you – innocence,
resilience, love, strength, pride and power. Black on Black is harmonious,
humorous, ingenious, inspirational and amorous. I’m so glad you brought up Black on Black because that is me guilt free,
seeking liberty in the midst of a Red, White and Blue on Black Crime Spree.
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Beautiful Black on Black Family |
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