'I couldn't help but think about my heart going out to all of George Floyd's children, but especially his 6-year-old daughter. I was 5 when my father was assassinated.' —Bernice King (via oprahmagazine)
What's your message to the children of George Floyd—or the children of countless other Black people who have been killed at the hands of police?We are sorry for not doing enough to ensure they would not have to live in a world like this. I'm speaking for a collective apology, because I think too many people have been comfortable in the secure confines of their lifestyle, and not being vigilant in this freedom struggle.My mom said it best: “Struggle is a never-ending process.
To those that have been standing in the strength of justice and freedom, I'm proud of them. I've been watching down here in Atlanta, for instance, yesterday a group of people were protesting. They went down to city hall, and they made their demands toward our mayor, an African American mayor in this instance. They talked about three or four things that they want. And that’s when we have to come in agreement with them. They're fighting for the soul of this nation.
There's always this divisive tactic. Instead of appreciating each significant contribution and sacrifice to our nation, we are programmed to choose one over the other. W.E.B. Du Bois versus Booker T. Washington, the same thing with Tupac and Biggie Smalls, and with Dr. King and Malcolm X.I think it's important to just add this particular point: They were both fighting for the dignity of African American people. I think that's what the different movements were about.
Dr. King and Malcolm X were both loving, compassionate men fighting to rid the violence and the terrorism against their people. In 1963, Malcolm X wrote to Martin Luther King Jr. asking for a united front on the fight for civil rights. What do you think they would be fighting for today?We want to be human beings. We don’t want anyone to have authority over us. We want peace and freedom like every human being in the world deserves. Making sure our educational curriculum is inclusive of the indigenous people...that it’s inclusive of facts.And that it is inclusive of our contributions to this nation. Yes, slavery existed.
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