Dismantling the Myth
Never Black Down
A message to my people
America’s 2020 racial reckoning unpacked our destructive history with a more clear eye view. In these contemporary times and at the expense of our bodies, we were painfully reminded of the constant attack on Black and that racism was only playing dead. One pandemic undoubtedly brought on the realization of another. As far as I’m concerned, anything less than a change from this racial reckoning is an unequivocal injustice.
However, there’s apparently a new racial epidemic emerging.
And evidently, we are to blame.
Race relations have been the subject of more controversial widespread coverage for the past few weeks. From the public outrage over Haitian migrant treatment to the POC community’s reaction over Gabby Petito’s disappearance to the Black and unvaccinated criticism, etc., race discourse is unpacking itself in a more complex manner; — leaving a problematic consensus that led me in writing this message.
An old claim has made new strides in challenging the perceptions of racialized victimization. Instead of blatantly asserting validity in reverse racism, this one says White people are now the new victims of racism.
