How the White American Denounces Historical Persecution (of Black People) While Repeating It is Categorically Perverse.
Around June 2018, President Donald J. Trump toyed around with the notion of granting a “pardon” for Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali is deceased. Even further, he doesn’t need a pardon, posthumously or not.
It is a thing that white people do in America; actively denounce historical persecutions of dead Black people who fought against systemic racism while at the same time endorsing the silencing, suppression, and persecution of black people modern day. I have no choice but to break word on this matter.
White people denouncing the historical persecutions of Black people while flat out, balls deep endorsing such modern day is categorically perverse.
A while back ago I pointed out Six Freedoms Black folks don’t have in America, with one being Freedom of Memory. While I explored the concept of Black folk not being able to embrace historical access, this is an issue white people have as well. White people of America are totally incapable of remembering their own history (which is, our shared history). White people are not allowed — by…
