In class, we watched a clip about Tim Tebow having more advantages in the sports world because he's white. When it came to the sports aspect, I was totally clueless. When we started talking about media and race, I started talking more.
Now, I believe that as black people, we can't and won't move forward because, most of us, are just ignorant. Here's a perfect example, in my previous history class, we were talking about black history. Then a black student says, " I don't understand why we have to learn about this, I'm not going to use this in life." My first thought was "Huhhh??!!!" This is your history! This is my history! In order to know where we're going, we have to know where we've been. Our lack of knowledge hinders us. Many African American's don't understand the magnitude of pain and suffering that our ancestors endured.
This thought always baffles me, " Why did/ do white have this hatred toward blacks when they are the ones that brought us to America?" If they felt the way that they did towards blacks, they should've never came to Africa and bothered us. We were doing just great in the motherland.
Now, in sports, a believe that a certain player should get a certain spot on a team based on his record. A player shouldn't get a spot on a team because of his skin color.
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