More power and more love to my black brothers and sisters. They tried to crush us but we have endured. We have with-stood. We have resisted. We have fought. We have forgiven. We have pain. We have anger. We have love. But most of all... we have each other.
For over 400 years we have suffered physical, emotional and mental abuse, served on the dirtiest of dishes. We are born into a world where we can see a ghost that no other race can see. When we speak up and say we can see this ghost, we are told it’s not real and it’s in our heads. Amongst us we know this ghost has always existed and is always present with every breath we take.
Now the world has had a glimpse of the ghost we have been seeing since the moment our minds could comprehend racism and oppression. Albeit some still want to pretend it doesn’t exist. Black people included.
We will continue to endure all of the above but now we have a new spirit manifesting from within. This spirit must be cultivated and nurtured through effort and consistency.
We ride together we die together. To anyone else who is genuinely riding with us much much love to you too. Just know it’s gonna be a difficult position to occupy as you will have to accept the hate and ignorance of those who have upheld and will continue to uphold the archaic systems in place.