Today is one of those birthday celebrations that will go virtually unnoticed. After all, May 19th doesn’t readily come to mind when you think about America’s so-called heroes. To the good ole US of A, May 19th is just another day in the life or death.
You see, this is a country that is foundered on freedom of expression, as long as that expression doesn’t clash with the slave trading course. Today, those messages are much more subtle now.
There are no more tree lynching, corporate America adopted that role. There are no more cross burning on black lawns, the liquor stores are where you go to see those neighborhoods rot. There are no more hoses to spray the children, the urban radio stations are taking care of that.
Nah, this is just your typical May 19th… and if it weren’t for Minister Malcolm X you probably wouldn’t be reading this now.
Rest in peace my brotha.
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Ray Lewis
2 comments:
Dear Messenger,
I am delighted by your thought provoking posts. This instantly gave me good cause to think about the past state of affairs in America, as well as the present. Just another one of those things that make you say?
Wow. You really broke that down between the old racism and the new. Deep.
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