Dear Critizers,

I was asking for thought about a possible permathread title, and I am listening.

In THIS thread, the title is what it is, and if anyone wants a different thread, of course you are free to simply start one and garner as much conversation as wants to respond to it.

Part of the mechanism of Racism is the way whites can so easily be moved into discord over Racism itself. I prefer we not fall into that reactive trap.


Elsewhere upthread, I agree with:

The far larger number of young black men killed by other young black men is just as much a symptom of that racism. What we need to address is the social structure that places so many young black men in a position where their only options so often lead to a violent end.

I salute others who are engaged in that foundation-aimed work. For a time, I was, myself. Now, my own gifts and opportunities to contribute to that work (and what has followed on the heels since many undertook it) have led me recently to work under Black leadership in the US.

That Black leadership comes from across the wide spectrum of Black thought, and is asking for something specific in a continuum of action-- to meet the particular place US culture is at right now:

They're asking us to know the stories they have been living.

I'm interested in all positive thought about the overall work, but this thread need not be a place to argue priorities. If yer doing that work in your own sphere, goodonya. I'd love to hear good-news stories about all the work people in this thread are doing! It would sure give us all a more accurate context from which to try to hear our differing perspectives.

~Susan