Anything but that you’ve even called it boot straps but the boots you strapped on you kept on my neck. I can’t breathe has been shouted and screamed from the coast of west African, to the coast of south America, to the coast of north America, to the east coast, to the west coast, and the midwest, but you didn’t hear it until it went tik tok then in an Instagram you had to do an about Facebook to turn on your YouTube and stop twittering your thumbs and CNN for yourself what CNBC was reporting. I on the other hand knew my BLACK LIFE mattered long before now. Now you want to do DIVERSITY and Inclusion and include and infuse groups that are not black with black people to address issues with black people but never addressing issues with black people because in order to address issues with black people we have to include all people to be fair to all people but it was not all people who the issue was about it was black people but instead of doing what is really right and addressing issues with black people since you don’t want to openly admit your issues with black people you include all people. This still does not address your issues and HIS STORY and non-DIVERSITY and non-inclusion and murder and torture and public disposure... of black people. Say it! Black people again black people. I can tell you exactly what racism is and what it has done to me and my family and my people. The scares, the nightmares, the pain, the depression, the ptsd (POST TRAUMATIC SLAVE DISORDER), the anger, the frustration, the defeat. Take a seat fill the Tedtalk auditorium and listen. Oh, I’m not an expert on this? Why because you said so? Oh, okay well you also said I could have 40 archers and a mule where that’s at? Oh no, I get it wrong presentation package and topic and tone. To be an expert on racism I have to be other than black, other than a black male, no bass or vibrato, and the I can fill every auditorium and grotto to have a civil conversation on white fragility AKA racism and get paid 30k per year to stroke session because it’s less offensive. Even though for well over 400 yrs. you have been offensive morally, spiritually, physically, socially sexually, emotionally, economically, exceptionally and expediently offensive. Ok I get it. The thing is the whole world saw the murder of George Floyd now you may no longer have selective attention. Now to ignore what is set before you it has to become willful ignorance. Your close but not quite there as sit being comforted in your cozy board room chair getting your certificate after your 60min. DIVERSITY and INCLUSION lunch and learn but real talk it’s gonna take a real talk to get you on a higher plane about the history of us. Terence Haynes
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