You’ve always been feeling it.
Brother Malcolm told us, “When White America catches a cold, Black America catches pneumonia.” White America today has something much worse than a cold, so where does that leave us? It leaves us where we’ve always been: in the struggle.
Without due recognition, we have always had to fight against disparities and for our dignity. Frederick Douglass, the first African American to visit the White House, threatened a boycott by Negro troops. While we can applaud Abraham Lincoln for weathering the contempt of spiteful white folks over the meeting, Lincoln’s discomfort is nothing compared to the brutal lashings Douglass absorbed before he escaped slavery. Oh, the courage of this bold Black man, but “history” celebrates Lincoln.