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Racism, conclusion

ing racism on Blacks and other people heritage has forever the marked the
... Ending racism is of color—not the other way around. Black (and I’ll wager the Native)
That being the case, Mr. Dun’s
psyche. We are sick of the racism and
up to White people. words—“Those who genuinely wish to dearly want it to stop. But we can’t stop
help alleviate inequality in our society
it. It’s not in our power.
And with nearly would accomplish more by working, Only White people can end the
half of the American volunteering, donating and investing in problem of racism. Our job as people
of color is to figure out how to deal
underserved communities. All will ben-
electorate having just efit if the focus of activism is on find- with a racist society that, wherever we
go, whatever we do, never gives us any
ing solutions and common goals rather
voted to give Donald than dwelling on historic injustices and quarter. Ending racism is up to White
people. And with nearly half of the
making hyperbolic accusations”—ring
Trump a second term, pretty hollow to this African Ameri- American electorate having just voted
it doesn’t appear that can’s ears. to give Donald Trump a second term, it
doesn’t appear that they’re ready to do
We cannot ignore the historic
they’re ready to holocaust of slavery… of the genocide it any time soon.
of African Americans and the Native
do it any time soon. population of this continent as hav- A’Jamal Byndon is Chair of the board
of MORE, an organization working to
ing no relevance to the current socio-
economic conditions in Nebraska and address race equity and anti-racism in
the United States at large. That hideous our Omaha. He can be reached at
about Weysan Dun’s opinion piece is 5529 North 111th Street, 402-578-6729.
that, ultimately, with his proposed solu-
tions he is placing the onus of ‘getting
White society to change’ onto backs
of Blacks. To do what he’s proposing, Your Foundation Speaks
Black people are somehow supposed
to rise above their historical trauma,
their lower economic station, and their by Loyal Park, Nebraska Peace Foundation President
reduced educational and career oppor-
tunities… We’re supposed forget the in- I want to report that, in spite of the coronavirus pandemic,
stitutional racism and higher conviction our investments in alternative energy and alternative
and incarceration rates in the criminal energy infrastructure are doing very well. For the first time
justice system… We’re supposed to our permanent endowment has over $1 million invested.
overlook the presidential dog-whistles
to White supremacists, the horrors of Our investments include Brookfield Renewable Partners
George Floyd’s eight-minute-long mur- and Brookfield Renewable Corporation, Hannon Armstrong
der, and the generalized feeling that we Sustainable Infrastructure Capital and
“can’t breathe”… And we’re supposed NextEra Energy and NextEra Energy
to swallow our hurt and anger, resist Partners. Dividends, estimated to
the use of critical and divisive language
that might alienate fragile White egos, be nearly $40,000 annually from our
and meet privileged White people half- investments, go directly to support
way… Nebraskans for Peace.
Well, that’s not going to happen, Please consider what you can do and
because racism in America (and every- make a donation to Nebraska Peace
thing that comes with it in terms of
wealth and power and privilege) isn’t Foundation so we can add more
something Black people created and renewable energy stocks to our portfolio.
benefit from. It’s a White ‘Apartheid’-
system problem. Whites are perpetrat-
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