A Black & White Dialogue

WHITE PEOPLE: We feel judged by all the comments and conversations surrounding the current racial unrest.

BLACK PEOPLE: We feel judged by comments and conversations all the time, not just during this current racial unrest.

WHITE PEOPLE: It feels like judgment against us when you say racism still exists.

BLACK PEOPLE: It feels like judgment against us when you deny that racism still exists.

WHITE PEOPLE: All white people are not racists.

BLACK PEOPLE: All black people are not criminals or thugs.

WHITE PEOPLE: It seems like every time we turn on the news, your people are committing a crime.

BLACK PEOPLE: It seems like every time we turn on the news, your people are committing a crime…against us.

WHITE PEOPLE: It is not fair to judge our whole race based on the actions of a few.

BLACK PEOPLE: It is not fair to judge our whole race based on the actions of a few.

WHITE PEOPLE: Most of us are good people. There are just some bad apples.

BLACK PEOPLE: Most of us are good people. There are just some bad apples.

WHITE PEOPLE: We are offended by your judgment.

BLACK PEOPLE: We are offended, discriminated against, brutalized, imprisoned, and killed by your judgment.

WHITE PEOPLE: When you DO judge our whole race based on the behavior of a few, we will object, even if it offends you.

BLACK PEOPLE: When you DO judge our whole race based on the behavior of a few, we will object, even if it offends you, and even though we may die because of it.

You may be offended because you are feeling the judgment Black people have felt their whole lives. You are suddenly having to give justification and take accountability for the wrongdoings of a few bad seeds in your race. 

You may be thinking, it doesn’t feel fair to be judged by the color of your skin.

That's because it isn’t fair.

That’s the point.

Constantly Thinking...