Why? Because we happened to have more melanin in our skin, giving us a darker complexion than theirs. THAT’S IT.

The violence, intimidation and aggression is based on THAT!

How pathetic and sad do you have to be to hold those racist views based on simple pigmentation?

I quickly grew to understand that racism isn’t a black problem but a problem for those who happen to hold those views. They are the inadequates, the sad and the lonely.

They are the deficient, the feeble and woeful, engaged not in celebrating life but in killing it. Racists are miserably feeble, lamentable and deplorable human beings.

Growing up understanding all this took away some of the anger I would feel seeing the fascist marches on British streets and prepared me for the racism I would experience myself when I got older.
BULLY BOYS
I walked into the BBC’s headquarters in London one morning a couple of years ago to prepare to read the television news that night. I decided to check the pigeonholes for mail.

There was an envelope addressed to me, so I opened it. Inside was a card with a gorilla on the front and a message that said: “People like you shouldn’t be allowed on the telly.”

A wave of anger came over me — which then subsided in a few seconds, turning to pity for the loser who took the trouble to buy the card, get a stamp, write the note and post it. The card was designed to make me feel bad about myself and who I am.
I grew up with pride in who I am and where I come from. Showing that pride does not mean having to denigrate others.

It should simply be an expression of the good men and women can do, whatever their complexion happens to be.