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Slang/Profanity Explainer: Anti-Blackness
In a world of color, where everything is black and white, we often wonder what's so special about black people. Maybe they're the only ones who can sing 'Hey Jude' with the same confidence as Michael Jackson, or maybe they've been denied their right to vote because they are "black" instead of "colored." However, there was a time when the world wasn't this way. Black people were considered inferior to white people by society and even in the most elite black neighborhoods, we couldn't afford basic amenities like running water or clean streets. In 1965, the civil rights movement began as an uprising against systemic racism. People from all walks of life rose up, joining the march in support of non-violent protest. We called ourselves the "Black Panther Party," and we marched to their headquarters at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. But that wasn't enough. The government didn't listen to us; they sent black people like myself into internment camps where our children are still fighting for their freedom today. As the war raged on, we fought with all our might, determined to not let ourselves be defeated again by white supremacists. And in 1980, a group of black people called themselves the "Freedom Riders" rode from Montgomery, Alabama, across the country to fight for racial equality. We knew it was going to be hard; we were fighting
