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Is it true that racism died?

This may be the most controversial article you have ever read. At the same time, controversial conversations can alter your perspective on reality. Altered perspectives can usher in new actions.

I wish it was an easy conversation. It is not. It really is analogous to telling the scientific world that the earth is not the center of the universe. Copernicus was ostracized for it. Therefore, there is a social risk to say everything I am going to say.

For starters, mindset is key. The mindset you have is a reflection of the reality you were given. The only reality you can have is the one your environment gave you. If you were told that the earth is the center of the universe, that is your reality, even if it is not a fact. That is an example of how one’s environment has blind spots.

One of the biggest problems with the reality you’ve been given is that you believe it’s correct. And you will do anything to defend it. That has been part of the reason for wars and all kinds of disputes. People would rather be right than the belief system their environment gave them. That’s what religious dogma is made of.

To set the stage, they have been taught white supremacy. That is an oxymoron. Those two words cannot go together as long as you blacks exist anywhere in the universe. White people have known this for decades. I am aware that in the 1950s hospitals began to test babies immediately after birth. They tested a black and white baby side by side. The black child always clearly demonstrated superior and advanced brain function and motor skills. The fact that black Americans complain about white supremacy is an example of how you promote things that don’t exist. In fact, every time you talk about it, you talk for it to exist.

In 1994, racism died. Black Americans were accepted into the business and political world in a way that had not happened in what is called the United States of America. The fact that he died is the reason the stage was set for Barack Obama to win the presidential campaign. Before Obama, you had the first black governor in the US: Doug Wilder in Virginia, 1990-1994. Also, David Dinkins as Mayor of NYC 1990-1993. Whether people liked Wilder or Dinkins was irrelevant. Both men demonstrated that it was possible for a black person to run for office, win and serve his term. The doors opened after this. For example, the first black person to become CEO of a major publicly traded company was Robert “Bob” Holland. He became CEO of Ben & Jerry’s in 1995.

Many black Americans missed the open door. Instead of going through it, they complained. Had they been trained and developed for the opportunities on the other side of the door, they would have exploited the market and hired each other, once inside. This could have happened if you were an employee or an entrepreneur. By the way, a college degree doesn’t prepare you for the opportunities on the other side of the door. Constant training and development has to happen. Professional athletes understand that. That is why a person like Usain Bolt is capable of breaking his own world records. It’s also why people like Steve Jobs can reach their level of success after completing just one semester of college.

Part of what black Americans complained about was the result of interracial fighting. Black men and women were locked in a battle of the sexes. That was and always has been a distraction. Now that the black family structure has been decimated, black Americans are waking up. However, you are waking up to the aftermath of the war. And it’s still happening with black men shooting each other. Too many children grew up without a father. Too many women said they didn’t need a man. While it is true that white women baited black women with the feminist movement, they did not have to accept it. When you take someone’s bait, you allow them to shape your environment and create your reality. Now you are in an ugly hole and you have no idea how you got there. If you look back, there has been one distraction after another. Now poverty has increased in the black community compared to 1965 when more than 70% of black households had both biological parents. Incarceration has also increased, while the percentage of black businesses has decreased.

Stop taking the bait! If it’s not about economic power in the black community, it’s a distraction. That includes protesting, fighting and complaining. You can’t protest on your way to success. You have to build. In the future, the choice is yours. Take the bait or believe.

What do you think? I’d love to hear his feedback. And I’m open to ideas. Or if you want to write to me about a specific topic, connect through my blog www.turnaroundip.blogspot.com.