This was not that long ago. And anti-Black #racism persists in the United States and abroad. Please:
1. Stop denying racism exists.
2. Be educated on racism as an issue of prejudice, abuse of power, and manipulation of privilege.
3. Commit to being informed on systemic issues.
4. Pay attention to those who say they are being violated by systemic racism/discrimination.
5. Care.
6. Study the global and national impact of racism and white supremacy.
7. Honestly examine systems infiltrated by racist ideals [Some of those systems: Healthcare, education, criminal ‘justice’ (school to prison pipeline, prison industrial complex), housing, etc.].
8. Study and quote Dr. MLK, Jr. to facilitate justice and true peace, NOT to maintain order as a form of false peace. Injustice is never in order.
9. Be open to understanding the “interconnectedness” of humanity. Think higher than 1 group “winning.” How can humanity win?
10. Decide on one system impacted by racism that you will work to change. Work on it.
11. Don’t be a racist. Give due spiritual, emotional, mental, and practical diligence to not being a vessel for hate, bigotry and racism.
12. Choose Nonviolence. Kingian Nonviolence not merely a tactic, but a love-centered way of living, with principles and steps that help create a more just, humane, peaceful world.
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Photo: Gordon Parks
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Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly With His Song" live in 1973.
She didn't chase the moment, the moment came to her. Decades before "quiet storm" had a name, Roberta Flack was already living it. A blueprint for grace, intention, and artistry that still holds.
I say these words daily and they have become imprinted in me:
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• I am blessed when I go out and blessed when I come in. (Deut. 28:6)
• I am blessed in the city and I am blessed in the field. (Deuteronomy 28:3)
• I am blessed in my waiting and I am blessed in my rising. (Psalm 121:8)
• Every step I take carries divine favor.(Psalm 37:23)
So very proud to sit with my 7 and 9-year-old children tonight and watch the Artemis II team’s historic launch into space! 🚀 Inspiring! American innovation and genius in motion!