Patricia Hill
age 53
June 1, 2007
Time: 8:48 P.M.
African American & Hispanic Unity Essay Submission
For me, an African American, and a black women make me a miniority. I
did not grow up in the era of slavery, however I do remember the Civil Rights
Movement, and segragation. Yet, I know while growing up the Black
Americans where always degraded, and looked upon as worhtless. I always
viewed Blacks and Hispanics as a beautiful color of people. Am, I being bias
because of my skin color, " NO" I am just calling it as I see it. It is true in
some of our communities we make it bad for ourselves. We degrade and
deface property and we lose sight of working together to help better our
surroundings. It is ironic that both African Americans and Hispanics can do
alot more working together and voicing our opinions and morals to our
political leaders to beautify our surroundings and pour money into our urban
neighborhoods. If they could see us working together even though some of
our cultural backgrounds differ. Our black men are being gunned down in our
streets, and why should our political leaders step in if we never speak up for
our own communities.
The Bible speaks of "Who is thou neighbor?" Thou shalt love the Lord
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all my strength and
thy mind, and thy neighbor as thy self. " Who is my neighbor, my Hispanic
brother or sister is my neighbor. My Hispanic sister or brother that lives in
our communities should show universal altruism. It is time out that because of
our history as African Americans that we should limit our neighborly concern
for race, class or nation.
We haveto remember that in our political world it has been said that all
are created equal. This does not negate African Americans or Hispanics. We
haveto get to the point of our senseless thinking that we only take care of
those inside our own circle. Martin Luther King stated that "If a black man is
concerned only about his race, he will casually pass by the Hispanics who has
been robbed of his personhood, stripped of his sense of dignity, and left
dying on some wayside road". If we continue to not see each other as equal
and helping one another then we are just as bad as those who would not
help you if you were in a car accident and you are black or hispanic they
drive by without help, so you die senslessly.
Two is better than one together we can make a difference in our
communities, our political leaders will listen because our voices now carry
clout. This means that one does care what happens to the other these are
the devasting consequences.
We need to start with love, loving one as we love our selves. This is the
one factor that will dominate the African American and Hispanic communities.
We haveto learn truth and the courage to do what is right to bring strength
and dignity to our communities by building relationships and uniformity. Stop
looking at the color of our skin and begin to look upon a man/woman as equal
and deserving of a clean, peaceful, world learning to forgive one anothers
faults, and short comings. Stop seeing an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth,
hand for hand, foot for foot. The laws of revenge solves no social or
community problems. We cannot continue to hold onto the pass being blinded
to what is happening around us.
Believe it or not my Hispanics brothers and sisters are citizens of our
great country just like our African Americans brothers and siters. We haveto
see each other with integrity even though somethings we may have to be
enightened by. This blindness can express itself in many ominous ways today.
What better way to see them as our neighbor, our brother, or sister, but
most important to see them as our friend.
Our black colleges have to continue to educate our children so they can
help to make a difference in our divided world. It is said that a black man will
rarely pick up a book to read. Nothing pains a person more than having to
think. Our children African American or Hispanic can no longer fear change.
Through historically Black colleges and universalties can make the difference
because so many people can no longer say that African Americans and the
growing rise of Hispanics lag behind in academic, health, and moral standards.
These colleges can help stop segregation and discrimination that still exsist
now in the (21st) century. When these cultures are uneducated this leads
to under-privileged, and handicap people which can become confused that
they may lead to acts of meanness and ****.
There is little hope for our African American and Hispanic students until
we become tough minded enough to break loose from shackles of prejudice
half truths and down right ignorance.This is why historically black colleges,
and universaties can build students to learn freinship, learn affection for one
another, teach them not to be self-centered, to share one another's joy and
sorrow, to make a difference so people will see people and not race, creed,
color.
If we are to come to freedom and justice working together, love one
another, educate our children see blackman and hispanic man united for the
same cause then we must work passionately and unrelentingly for full stature
as citizens. Being historic learning centers we must learn from pass failures,
pass hurts, pass mistakes, and bring the two together as one.
