I Got A lot to be Mad About!
- Madalyn McKnight
- Dec 18, 2020
- 1 min read
I am fed UP! Check out my latest post!
By Madalyn McKnight
Listen, I don’t know about you, but I have been getting random apologies from people because I am black, and they automatically assume I am offended. It’s a whisper of “I am soooooo sorry” over the vine-ripened tomatoes in the grocery store. At work, it is, “I know you must feel awful, I am so sorry” on the way to the break room. I am Black. Obviously, I have been subjected to overt and covert acts of racism. And YES, I am offended, but your empty apologies are not even a band-aid, much less a cure.
Unless someone can post the systematic racism cheat code online, we will continue chipping away at the beast that is racism. It is ingrained in every fiber of society, and we will be expected to rise above and be better than a system that is weighing down and affecting every area…
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