Olla sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers and everyone in between. I am sure that you are probably cuddled up in your bed or somewhere in your home as you read this blog post (i hope you are. You better be staying at home ((if you can help it)) to reduce the spread of COVID-19). Thank you for being here with me another week as we conclude the second part of our “Reconciliation” talk with the amazing Prof. Mwatabu Okantah (WWW.MKEPOET.COM - his website)
As tensions rise all across the globe, the pressure on us black and brown people escalates at a mind boggling rate. Its almost as though the word has been machinating against us. Lets start with our brothers and sisters in America. Many are dying from this virus. Yes, it affects; gravely, mostly people with compromised immune systems but if we are being honest, the poorest parts of America are inhabited by black and brown people (African, brothers and sisters in the diaspora, Native Americans, LatinX and everyone considered “underrepresented and indigenous). We have less access to proper nutrition and health care among other things. We eat what we can afford and that in turn makes us sick which makes us vulnerable to infections (such as Covid), which is now killing us.
Now when we take a mental trip to China, our black and brown brothers there; mostly African, are being faced with such inhumane treatments yet no one is making noise about it. People have been evicted from their homes for being black, they are not allowed to enter malls for being blacks, they are kept out of restaurants for being black. This is modern day segregation and if we think the Chinese government or the rest of the world gives a fuck about us, we better think again. To the rest of the world, we are dispensable!
But do not fret, we are in this together. Our struggles are similar and so will our triumphs. However they will ONLY happen when we unite. They will only happen WHEN we clean up our homes and by that i mean we fix ourselves and acknowledge the work that needs to be done. We ARE the majority and let no one tell us otherwise. We have been scattered and that explains our vulnerability but as we embrace that unity, our strength is going to 360 the phase of this place we call earth.
Stay safe, wash your hands, sanitize, LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER, do not stay silent. Enjoy the podcast…sit your a** (lol) and i will Tea u later…clink!!
