Letter to a white brother

Letter to a white brother

Hi,
 
 
Not so long ago it was illegal for me to learn how to read. I am the proud descendant of slaves. I say proud because to have had the will to survive the horror of slavery required more courage than to choose to die as the natives of this land did. Their people will survive to bury the last of the invaders. The only species (man) to develop the ability to annihilate itself will someday do so. The native people will then bury the bodies to cleanse their mother earth ....
 
yes we continue to be victimized to this instant.  In any struggle their must be winners and losers.  How cozy it is to be able to walk the street and know that in any individual conflict you at the very least  "should" have the advantage of being white. Unfortunately you will continue to have to pay for allowing this circumstance to continue....I have never been into to the vengeance game... I gladly leave that to my lord and savior    jesus/allah  .   Yes there is but one god not two    not a black god and a white god  but one ..... the only problem is men like brand names.... once again for simplicity.  I explain that further if you have an interest.
 
so yes I continue the struggle....  born almost 50 years ago on Dec 1, 1955.  the same day and year of Rosa Park's bus demonstration.  the same year of Emmit Till.
 
i look forward to seeing my brothers again.... we bled together.  so I will continue to scrape the few scraps of a living together that I am allowed and tell you that I probably will never have the money to show.  Money. 
 
I sometimes have had bitterness at the thought that I lost a life of privilege (yes along with irresponsibility) and had to live a life suffering in poverty.   But then had I not I would not be able to understand what it is to have no money in AMERICA.  I never would allow myself to bring any natural children into this AMERICA to live because it is not worth living in a black skin. Being Black is glorious wonderful gift from God. We are creative, intelligent, and courageous and strong. But like my ancestors I too will not voluntarily surrender to the onslaught.  Technically I am a homeless veteran.  But I know to well that it is not only my skin color that makes me eligible for that distinction.  
 
If I have the money I will be there.

Count Sunday $0.96  nice walk.