On a call with my 90 year old father, he asks, as he’s done several times before, “Why do they hate us? We don’t have anything, we don’t own nothing, we ain’t got nothing!” I wasn’t shocked by his position. He came up in the 40’s and 50’s and has experienced his own share of racism. However, due to fortitude and shear intelligence he has defied the odds: Korean Vet, built the home I grew up in, retired successfully from construction, has held several terms as Commander of American Legion Post 56 "the Black Legion " in Yuma, and served as a Labor Union Steward.
My father is a man of integrity and conviction and I have learned to stand for what I believe in.
I suppose if I were born about 15 years earlier, I would have been active in the “Movement”. My early college years were spent as an activist. In fact, many referred to me as Angela Davis. I will no longer sit on the sidelines. I will be an active participant and identify my place and assignment in this current “Movement”.
We are GREAT not because of our money, property, or riches, we are great because we come from a legacy of Kings and Queens.

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