Black Men Have Feelings As Well
Jaleel Swauncy,
Memphis, TN
Black men are treated as though they are sub-human or animals with little to no feelings, both emotionally and physically. We are so much more.
Homo sapiens; are we getting closer?
Les Stanford,
Marietta, GA
When I dwell on it, I get overwhelmed with emotion. the attitudes I once had are shameful, the struggle to rid myself of them totally is ongoing.
I’ve been guilty of hurtful discrimination.
Jonathan Routon,
Riverside, CA.
Often times people are afraid to own up to past racism due to how they may be judged. I must confess that I have thrown hurtful and disgusting words in my youth and while I am far from proud of this period of my life I also fully own the fact that I did it. Even if you feel you should not be to blame because you were young, or others did it, these words have an immense amount of weight and emotion leveled behind them regardless of how trivially you toss them about.
I walk in, they hate me
Sidney Lozano,
USA.
When I walk into a room, any room I can feel every emotion arising from every single being. Everyone already hates me not because of the color of my skin but because they can not tell which “race” or “race(s)” that I belong to. Amongst this hatred is a hatred they feel from themselves because even they know that they’re already judging me without even saying as much as Hello to me.
History taught me how to feel
Chyealla C McBride
Chicago, IL
I’m an emotional person, but I wasn’t raised to properly express emotion. In learning and reading about other’s experiences, gave me language and comparisons to my own experience in the world. Starting with empathy for my people’s struggles, I grew to be able to express myself emotionally in ways I never had before. I feel like a more complete person
