This Nobel Peace and Pulitzer laureate who wrote THE GOOD EARTH was wise in what she said. We finally grew up enough not to peg people as yellow or red–although the Washington Redskins football team still can't let go of a demeaning offense. Some First Americans finally caved in on this derogatory skin "color." When you can't beat them at the goal line sometimes people join the name-callers.
Dear Ones,
Why can't we be across the board in characterizing human beings? I read a news article years ago about a shooting at a fast food restaurant. It involved the deaths of an "Asian, a Latino and a black."
Why did the African American have to be color-coded regarding the third death. Why couldn't "black" at least be capitalized for the man whose nationality stemmed in Africa?
By the way why can't the term "American African" be consistent with "American Indian?" They're all Americans. For peace and good will to all we must question all bigoted rhetoric having deep roots within our dark past.
Mame
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