16/04/2025
On the issue of race — as complex and uncomfortable as it is — here’s something I’ve come to realize:
All humans can be biased. All can be prejudiced. But when we talk about racism, it’s not something you can just pin equally on everyone. Because racism, at its core, has always been about power — and Black people have always been at the receiving end of it.
So when you see a Black person acting “racist,” pause. Often, it’s not hate — it’s a reaction. A reaction to what they’ve seen, felt, or been taught by a world that treated them as less. When you’ve experienced something long enough, especially something painful, it rewires you. You don’t just unsee it. You don’t just unlearn it.
Now here’s the part many won’t want to hear:
Are the children of white people today racist? Not all of them. But I truly believe this the idea of superiority is deeply embedded in them. Not always taught directly, but absorbed. Quietly passed down. Unspoken but always there.
And all it takes… is a spark. A heated moment. An infraction with a Black man that leaves them angry. That’s when the entitlement kicks in. That hidden superiority rises and suddenly, equality becomes a distant idea again.
Will they ever truly see us as equals? Honestly, I don’t think so. Because seeing us as equals would mean releasing power. And history has shown power doesn’t get given up willingly.
