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Racial covenant, exclusionary zone
Neighborhood removed by interstate
Subsidized White suburb
Abandoned, disinvested
Three-fifths, poll tax, gerrymander
Whip, bean bag, tear gas
Lynch, hang, knee choke
Untreated toxic masculinity
No economic fairness, so
Poor pitted against pigment
When valued as one-tenth,
The family bank account is one-tenth,
Only internalized oppression inherited
Pump the brakes. Break the cycle.
When we don't listen to people of color, we deny their voices.
When we deny their voices, we deny their right to participate in democracy.
When we deny space to speak, we deny the right to exist.
To communicate, the speaker must elocute, the listener must comprehend.
To comprehend, the listener must understand.
Understanding requires empathy. Empathy needs trust. Trust, follow-through and forgiveness.
Make space for people to speak. Seek to comprehend.
Give power to their voices. Act on their pleas.
Oppose people who deny space.
Fight like hell against those who use violence to deny space.
Learn deeper truths, build greater equity.
Truth and equity are infinite, inside you and in the community.
In and out, never cease filling space with more light.
If you have ideas for how best to make space for people of color within this platform, please do not hesitate to share your ideas with me at brock@bikehappycascadia.com.
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