members, or real decision-makers. But that was in the late 1960’s/early 70’s,
lives (Black Codes). The main problem today is that we have way too many judges, prosecutors, politicians, CEO’s, and police officers - that still carry that Jim Crow-level of hatred for Black American citizens in their hearts. And even more disturbing, they are passing on these racist beliefs to younger constituents, friends, and family members. I grew up my whole life in (the Toleration
Era), the quieter, slightly less violent extension of the other two eras - until lately. This is also the era that powerful White racists started this ver- sion of unseen, un-talked about, systematic racism we see today. This was a way of grooming liberal-minded, progressive thinking White citi- zens. They shifted their agenda from openly pro- moting White Supremacy - to widely promoting pride in the American flag, while also keeping the confederate flag in plain view. And by heavily teaching pride in the country, unquestioned sup- port of the military troops, honoring American holidays, respecting the national anthem, and promoting Christian conservative values. And clearly, I’m not saying every White American citi- zen has fallen for these tactics - but White people and all your White friends know who has. This is an era where the ole’ school White
racist transitioned to callin’ us “NIGGERS” be- hind our backs instead of in our face. This is also an era where they started tolerating us in their white schools - but not without a serious fight. They tolerated us on their white college campuses as long as we could play ball, run fast, or sing and dance - and over time decided to let a few smart Blacks come too. The Toleration era also ushered in a rush to hire Blacks as higher-paid laborers in Corporate America as factory workers and other skilled trades - but rarely as managers, board
and in 2020 we’re still just being tolerated. We’re now called African-Americans in this country even though we were born in this country, and have never lived in Africa. And are still not treated as real American citizens by the majority of White people. The modern media, from the local news, to TV shows like COPS and other forms of entertainment - has done everything in its power to portray blacks as violent criminals. And the black community has done itself no fa- vors by embracing gangster culture through movies, music, and fashion. And even more dam- aging - mimicking this violence on each other in real life in our communities. Nevertheless, this very dangerous dynamic is at a boiling point in America: Jim Crow-level hatred and ideology throughout our entire Judicial System -vs- A pissed off, marginalized Black community.
How Does America Start to Heal? This list of demands is not intended to be
an initiative for Black Americans to get back at the white power structure for years of abuse and mistreatment. But simply to give the Black com- munity a 15-year window to fix the ills of our own communities without interference from the racist police presence. We can no longer predict which White police officers hide this Jim Crow era-level of racism in their hearts while carrying out their duties. The first two demands are simply laws that will assure that we won’t get killed by the same white police officers that we pay to protect and serve us. However, we are well aware of the fact that
the vast majority of police officers are great at their jobs. And most of them would never inten- tionally go into this profession to take out their racial frustration on Black citizens. But the Black
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