Humanity's Greatest Illness is Systemic Racism.
My original blog today is irrelevant and utterly unimportant in the context of where we stand presently in the world. While I desire to educate and advocate for women to take responsibility for their lifestyle choices to live healthier, happier, and fulfilling lives, it makes no sense in my mind when our most significant Disease is Systemic Racism.
I will assume we all feel a sense of how confusing and complicated our world is at this moment. Maybe you believe this is not an appropriate thing for me to be communicating.
Maybe it is - I do not know.
I have no authority, experience, or ability to understand. For me, I know that taking zero action is contributing to the greater problem of Systemic Racism. To deny and, in my opinion, to go about our daily life without doing something different to affect change contributes to racism, violence, poor health, and the breakdown of society.
I have no idea what the solution is, but I believe it is my responsibility as a Human to try and be part of the solution.
Here are some things I learned in a few days. Listen and read from POC (People of Color), and then listen more. From there we can formulate more ideas on how to help the fight to end “racial discrimination and systemic oppression”.
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Read books to better understand the implications of racism and the history of BIPOC. Books I downloaded this week:
‘Me and White Supremacy’ by Layla F. Saad
‘Between the World and Me’ by Ta-Nehisi Coates
‘White Fragility’ by Robin DiAngelo
‘Beloved’ by Toni Morrison
Podcasts are a great way to get a sense of what others experience. Here are some in my queue:
1619
Code Switch
The Stoop
Still Processing
Here are a few organizations who work for racial equity and justice:
One of the many innocent black lives murdered this year was Breonna Taylor -
“Breonna Taylor was an award-winning EMT and first responder in Louisville, KY. On the night of March 13th, the Louisville Metro Police executed a warrant, looking for drugs they never found, reportedly trafficked by a person who did not live with Breonna or in her complex-and whom they already had in custody.”
They sprayed her home with 20 rounds, shooting Breonna 8 times, killing her in her bed. Please Join me to seek Justice for Breonna Taylor here.
Tonight when I Journal, I will reflect and revisit a few questions.
What are my values?
Is my purpose of educating and advocating for better health positively impacting women of color? If not, why, and what can I do to make a change?
I understand I will never understand, but I choose to take a stand and stand with BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color).
Thank You for reading. I would love to know what you believe I can do to learn more about how to be a part of the solution.