Another Reason To Rejoice
THE struggle for equity in America still lives. Actually, the struggle has matured and developed a tactful spirit. The struggle’s reach has extended its influence like that of Alexander the Great’s empire. A few, not all, have been persecuted for the murder of Chocolate men, women, and children. A feat, though very small, that shows that the heart of America beats, even if its cadence is molasses like. Technology has induced an international sympathy with the plight of the Free World’s marginalized. Thus, proving what we knew all along— hope, though it whispers like the wind, finds its way into the heart of every individual. I write this piece with joy in my heart that the phrase the ‘first Black [name accomplish]’, has not been forgotten in antiquity. Ta-Nehisi Coates observes, “[African-Americans have] rebelled the history book that spoke of black people only as sentimental “firsts”— first black five-star general, first black congressman, first black mayor always presented in the bemused manner of a category of trivial pursuit.” While the psychologist and philologist study and debate the efficacy of the phrase, one cannot deny that the door of hope will forever be held open by the first.
Hope, though it whispers like the wind, finds its way into the heart of every individual.
April 7, 2022 Ketanji Brown Jackson was nominated to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. With this victory, the aroma of Justice sits in the air. Our goal of equity silently creeps toward reality. But, like all gardens the tares grow with the wheat. There is a joyful tumult within the hearts of the majority, but there is bitter disgust in the hearts of a few. Unfortunately, those few have been the faithful enemies of the cause for justice and liberty and love for all; our ancestors knew them by name and face. Ted Cruz and his associates’ walked-out during Judge Brown’s monumental victory. After the announcement of the confirmation a standing ovation ensued, where the aforementioned exited with no celebratory joy or any visible expression of agreement. The fruit of their behavior highlights their commitment to the racist, chauvinistic, inimical status quo. This act, however, is a reminder to all the Freedom Fighters that our enemies are still in many high places. Their hearts are blinded, but someone must be loving enough to smother the fire of hate and evil. Until this happens, we must see this fire as only a refining fire, not a destructive one. For their opposition, like the oak in the storm, will only cause our roots to sink deeper in the soil.
Ted Cruz and his associates’ walked-out during Judge Brown’s monumental victory.
Objectivity requires that one doesn’t make decisions out of emotion or based upon the superficial. To vote for someone merely because of their gender or ethnicity is foolish. But, to vote for someone whose very presence personifies equity is not. To vote for someone who has not been corrupted by the green-god is not. To vote for someone who has consistently shown their investment in improving the quality of life for the people, and whose philosophy betters the law is not. Judge Jackson’s luminous demeanor shines with no sign of lessening in the legal atmosphere. Judge Jackson has embodied Mumia-Abu Jamal’s definition of power. He describes it as,“Meeting people’s political objectives of freedom, independence and material well-being.” Therefore, she is not only the first in history, but the first in our hearts. And as Mordecai told Esther, I now tell you Judge Jackson: you were born for a time like this my sister.
“You see, equality is not only a matter of mathematics and geometry, but it’s a matter of psychology. It’s not only a quantitative something but it is a qualitative something; and it is possible to have quantitative equality and qualitative inequality. ”
