White privilege is so embedded in our society, it goes hand in hand with white supremacy. Something as basic as an education, has white privilege written all over it. I'm talking from grade school to college. Most major urban cities have exam schools that are part of their public school system, but the majority of people attending these schools tend to be the children of white liberals who gentrified the hood, and the largest minority group tend to be Asian. In Boston, those schools are: Boston Latin, Boston Latin Academy, and John D. O'Bryant high school. In New York City, it's Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech and a couple of other schools that i can't recall right now. Most of these schools give privilege to white people, even though these urban schools are located in predominantly black neighborhoods. I attended one of those schools, so I have an idea.
Even something as important as a college decision gives way to white supremacy and privilege. Most black students look forward to attending the college that gives them the best financial aid package, whether they like the school or not, while the majority of white students tend to have a choice as to where they can attend. Financially, we're at a disadvantage. Shit like that tends to happen when a group of people worked for free for close to 400 years. Shit, most of these colleges and universities were built on free labor. We don't even understand the psychological impact on someone who's attending a school where they don't really have a choice in the matter. It can almost feel like the first time a black student tried to integrate the public school system in the south. To be at a place that you don't like for 4 years can be grueling, but black people aren't complaining, though. Many of us have managed to earn degrees at colleges and universities where we were the only black student in every class. The college campus itself gives way to white privilege, because the majority of the white students belong to a community that makes them feel comfortable from the onset. Unfortunately, the HBCU's aren't funded well enough to offer financial aid packages to all the marginalized black people in this country. It takes special athletic skills and gifts for black people to earn a choice in the school, which they would like to attend.
Liberal white people are all for social justice and equality, until it threatens their white privilege. And then they create conditions, and conditions that can get people like Dr. Martin Luther King killed. It was all good while he was bowing to them, but the minute he started to develop a backbone on behalf of his people, liberals had to shut him down. They couldn't have 2 Malcolm Xs. Their demise was orchestrated by the same liberals who marched with Dr. King, and stood up against Malcolm X. Historically, white liberals had only taught the slaves how to read, so those slaves could use the bible to convert other slaves to become docile Christians. When Nat Turner decided to interpret their own bible his own way, they did away with him. In all unfairness and injustice, I'm tired of society always pointing to liberal white people as the sympathizing saviors of black folks. They refuse to tell the world how resilient we are as a people. They are quick to tell us that white people taught so and so how to read, but seldom mention the many slaves who taught themselves how to read. It wasn't unusual for the slaves to become curious about what was being read by these white people. Just like people like Prince taught himself to play many different instruments, there were many slaves who taught themselves how to read. In addition, let's not forget that not every black person kidnapped by white people in Africa was illiterate. After all, civilization started in Africa. There were educated Africans among the captives. White people have never paid the price for their crimes against humanity. Black folks are supposed to swallow that shit up and forget about slavery, while these fuckers can't even let go of 911. They commemorate that shit annually. I won't even mention the Holocaust, because the Jews are still receiving checks from the federal government of the United States for something that happened in Germany. However, bring up reparations and see what happens? Obama didn't even want to address reparations on behalf of black people while he was in office, but was quick to hand a check to the Jews for the holocaust. White privilege is a mother, even a black president had to honor it.
The famous common white soliloquy about all black people being descendants of slaves is a major detractor in the abilities of our forefathers. Many of them were well-trained men and women who were forced into bondage by illiterate white kidnappers, thieves, murderers, criminals and racists from Europe. We have to stop allowing white people the comfort of using this dialogue that black people are descendants of slaves. I have never heard white people referring to themselves as descendants of kidnappers, murderers, thieves, and rapists. White privilege is all about hiding the truth, and using a blanket to cover all white dishonesty and injustice, while elevating white people to a state of superiority by creating a false sense of inferiority for black people. Their shit is so far from the truth and reality, it has to be practiced on a daily basis to make it real.
White folks don't want to know the truth, and they can't handle the truth. Unfortunately, neither can some black people about their own race's abilities and capabilities.
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