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‘Freedom’ is Still an Illusory Concept for Black People in This Country
The idea of “freedom” continues to be misleading for Black people in America
If the events of the previous year have proven anything to me, as a Black person in America, it is that “freedom” has yet to become a term that we can all, as Americans, embrace equally.
While the American government, corporations, and mainstream media would like to put up this front that “progress” is being made, I feel that the most that has been accomplished in the past year is the acknowledgment of a problem.
Yes, a higher percentage of people have acknowledged that Black people are more likely to face police brutality than their white counterparts. Yes, President Biden and media outlets have publicly acknowledged the horrid events of the Tulsa Race Massacre an entire century later. Yes, the government has acknowledged Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery and figurative independence for Black Americans, as a federal holiday.
These are all good starts. However, for those that have long been conscious of the severity of racism, these…
