I was relieved after hearing the verdict on the George Floyd murder case yesterday, of course Derick Chauvin was guilty, but that fact was not a guarantee in reaching justice.

I have always been a history buff, recalling dates is my jam, and I had amazing history teachers in Junior High School, High School, and college, but none of them taught about the history of how fear fueled greed established inequality in America. I learned about slavery, the Civil Rights movement, and the horrific events that riddled the south, but the truth of how racism impeded every inch of our country, even my flashy and supposed open-minded home soil in California was never mentioned in a textbook, but the truth came knocking with the Rodney King beating in 1991.

However, I clung to my naivety and never believed for one second that the police officers involved would be found not-guilty, they were, and the aftermath of the LA riots was a harsh, but needful lesson I learned at twelve years old, equality does not exist in America.

The foundation of America is unabashedly unfair. If for some reason you, or someone you know does not believe that fact, read this book:

True, we cannot change the past, but we can change the future, even better, we can change the present by opening our minds and hearts to other peoples stories, accept and embrace our differences, bludgeon ignorance, and move forward toward equality.

The video choice is the podcast episode of Rich Roll's interview Selema Masekela.

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