“Racists and disillusioned Black folks alike would have us believe that color/race — not racis
“Racists and disillusioned Black folks alike would have us believe that color/race — not racism — is the issue. The rationale here is that if more Black people would simply be less assertive about Black issues, and stop (incorrectly) labeling all issues as race issues — especially the ones that make white people uncomfortable — then racism would magically disappear.Black people are battling the choice to affirm our own identities or assimilate so that we can attempt to fit ourselves into whatever version of ourselves we think would be least offensive, threatening or plain weird to white America. And by white America, I mean employers, government officials, higher-ups in academia and decision-makers in law and in media. This affects all Black people, including and perhaps most tragically, our Black children." Read More: http://atlantablackstar.com/2015/07/05/assimilation-black-americas-elusive-goal/?utm_content=buffer261d3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer -- source link