RACISM IN AMERICA: DIVISION BETWEEN BLACK & WHITE AMERICA WILL REMAIN UNTIL “WHITE FOLK” CONFRONT THE RACIST MAN IN THE MIRROR

God says there is nothing new under the sun and this includes racism.   Racism in America is alive & definitely kicking.  And, black America and white America is clearly divided due to piss poor race relations.  Now for the record,  America has been a racist country as long as white folk have lived here.  I am not saying this to sound mean…not at all.  I am just speaking a truth.   The ideology of “white supremacy” exist throughout the globe.  This is the way it has been… and, this is the way that it continues to be.     You might be saying to yourself, “I don’t know what she is talking about because I am not a racist.”   I would say this to you…Are you sure?  Are you really sure?   Are you saying to yourself, “But I have black friends.”  I would then, say this to you…Are these black folk really your friends?  How do you define friendship and has that friendship been tested?  You really do not know where a “heart” stands until it has been tested.  That is for sure.

Has there been an incident that happened where you and your friend have had to take a stand about an issue involving race?  Let me ask this question, “Does the white friend have a family member or another friend that uses the word “nigger?”  If so, how does this white friend respond to that person that refers to black people as “niggers?”  Are they confronting these family members or friends…or…are they staying silent when they hear them use the word?

The ideology of “white supremacy” stands for the premise that white folk are superior to black folk in all respects.    While it’s premise is completely false, their are still white folk touting this ideology.  This “special club” of thinkers doesn’t  have to try to be racist…they just are.    For so many different reasons, they think black people are lesser than themselves.  Many believe that a black person is lesser of a human being than a white person.    For them, this justifies their mistreatment of black folk.   For them, this allows them to kill black people without remorse.  This allows them to gun down a black person, without just cause, and still sleep like a baby.

Now, before you start thinking this is far-fetched & sounding crazy…let me remind you of a name.  That name is…Adolf Hitler.  Yes, Adolf Hitler.   Am I still sounding crazy to you???   Am I still sounding far-fetched???  I didn’t think so.  Millions of Jewish people were slaughtered (literally) because some non-Jewish white people convinced more non-Jewish white people that Jewish people were really less human than they were.

My question now to white folk is this,  “Do you sympathize with Hitler or do you sympathize with the Jewish people?”   Do you secretly wish that black people were still enslaved so that you could be even more privileged in this country? Do you long for those “so called” good old days?   Do you think that black folk are receiving jobs and benefits that white people should have?

Now, don’t be hasty in your responses.  I caution you that God is watching you every second of everyday.  He reads your heart and knows what you really think about black people.   So, please…be truthful with yourself even if you lie to the world.    Why is this important?  It’s important because if white folk can’t even be honest with themselves about their racist hearts, then there is absolutely no hope for healing to take place between white and black folk.     If white folk can’t honestly confront the man in the mirror, this country doesn’t have a snow balls chance in hell of improving race relations.    It’s up to you…you… oh yeah…& you to either move this country forward or send it spiraling backwards into greater darkness.

Iris R. Whiting ©