What
Can I Do?
How do we see
our racial past and our future?
We need to remember what’s happened. If we don’t
remember what’s happened before, we cannot understand what’s going
on now. (John Hope Franklin)
We shouldn’t dwell on the past, but we also shouldn’t forget about
it. We have to strike a balance and figure out how to manage it. (Cheikh)
Racism is like from generations way back and now doesn’t really affect
us. It’s just the generations before just keep passing it on and we don’t
even know. Sometimes we even forget why we are mad at other people (Wendell)
Questions for Reflection
What can I do to increase
understanding and cooperative action across racial lines?
We need to talk about our feelings; we need to express
them in a positive way. (Elli)
We have to be tolerant enough to be willing to move in the direction of, of
first freeing ourselves of any prejudices, and misconceptions, and then of
freeing others, giving others an opportunity to free themselves. (John Hope
Franklin)
Race is important. Race is something that matters. We mustn’t pretend
that you are not white. We ought to celebrate that fact that you are white,
that you are Chinese, that you are whatever. God did not make a mistake in
creating you who you are. (Archbishop Desmond Tutu)
Questions for Reflection
Action Ideas