About the Author

The author is a white Anti-Racist, Social Justice Advocate. She seeks knowledge and truths surrounding the interconnections of the historical and contemporary issues of racism across the globe.

With knowledge and truth comes responsibility. As a woman who is part of the dominate white culture and a citizen of the world, there is a responsibility to share information that will

lead to a more culturally humble society.

The author at times reacts in an emotionally charged manner but does so with a

good heart and from a good place.

The author is of the belief that there is only one race label and that is the Human Race.



 November 26, 2014

FERGUSON
I have been reading and listening to numerous opinionated commentaries, rumors and out right untruths about the events surrounding the murder of Michael, the grand Jury proceedings and the ultimate decision not to indite. The bottom line always returns to the core of the issue.

 We as white people MUST educate ourselves to our country’s true history, if not, we do not have the right to make uneducated comments about the murder of Michael Brown.  Like it or not, the history of the Black community in America  is unique and unlike and other minority group other than  the Native First Americans, because of the  hundreds of years of salary, vile torturous, murders, oppression and the continued contemporary racism etc. etc. etc. The residual effect of this history, is the cement blocks which built and fortifies our white dominant legal, social, political, and global economic systems and safe guards this nations resources. They are the white dominant decision makers who decide how these resources will be distributed and by what rules of govern. As a white person I can go anywhere without needing to think about what situation I might be walking into etc.

 Case in point, on my way to the Justice Center for a work related court hearing, I took the alley way and coming towards me was a black man approximately 6’ 3”, sunglasses, and dressed casual. As I walked by I looked directly at him and gave him the warmest hello, and said it’s a great day. He reciprocated however, he was noticeably stunned. Why do you think that is? What was he thinking? If that were a white man I guarantee you, that a white man would not be thinking the same thoughts of maintaining his guard!!

White privilege is what America and the US Constitution was founded on and continues to be the cement which fortifies every state, institution and the laws of order. I don't care who you are including myself, if your skin is white, you have and live your life drenched in white privilege. I wake up every day with white privilege and like the American Express Card, I not only don’t leave home without it, I can’t leave home without it.



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