INSPIRE RACIAL EQUALITY: We Need To Educate Ourselves. Be Courageous And Step Up!!

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.

This week on CBS's "Face the Nation," the former New York City mayor referred to the anti-police brutality movement as "inherently racist"!! His statement was vile and disgusting by blaming black youth for our country's struggle with racial equality.

Our society has oversimplified the definition of racism as simply one group disliking another group. Minority individuals can be prejudice, have biases, are bigoted, ignorant and stereotype different races and cultures However, I repeat however, you can NOT use the words prejudice and racist interchangeably because they are NOT one in the same!!

The verbs listed above, are part of the definition of racism but not as stand alone actions. Racism is when one group of people believe they are superior to other minority groups. Racism also includes individuals and institutions operating from within the dominate culture, who benefit from the oppression of minority individual/groups.

How can anyone of us in the United States, Black, white, yellow, red etc. sit down and begin engaging in courageous conversations, without truly understanding the meaning of words that we all have used interchangeably one time or another. We need to be educated as well as take responsibility in educating ourselves.