"Suh Jesus"

Do not believe another lie uttered from the mouth of Satan. You are not forsaken or forgotten. You know; "I was once young and now am old and I have never seen the RIGHTEOUS forsaken nor his seed begging bread."

"Please come Suh (Sir) Jesus"; some of our ancestors used to sing mournfully.

It is very important for me to make some very pertinent facts abundantly clear.

There is no such thing as a superior race, culture or color. Get that straight in your mind right now. We are culturally different. There are millions of different cultures on this earth. If you think that a certain culture is superior then you are ETHNOCENTRIC. More than likely you are Eurocentric. Enjoy yourself. You are not superior!

You can not convince me that a particular race, ethnic group, gender or nationality has corned the market on "intelligence", character or morality. People are people! All are subject to certain human frailties.

If you look for something you will find it. Why must "racial" and gender identification be considered for test data interpretation or extrapolation? What is America trying to say?

If you insist on believing that blacks are the lowest achieving group in America you will find that to be a fact.

It is a self fulfilling prophesy. It is the result of "mob mentality". It is the result of "non-thinking", poor leadership and the blind leading the blind.

The 1954 Supreme Court decision of Brown vs The Board of Education said that all schools should be integrated with all deliberate speed. The Supreme Court justices and Dr. Kenneth B.Clark fully understood the affects of "segregation". Clark's psychological experiments proved that black children suffered with lower self esteem. Black was ugly, it was dumb, it was a stain.

When "integration" did not happen we blamed housing patterns, "white flight", we blamed the victims.

There is a dirty "well known" secret in Dekalb County schools an in most schools of "color". Most of our schools are still segregated, still separate, still unequal.

No we can not do anything about housing patterns or "white flight". But we can do something about the administrators that perpetuate that double standard.

There are too many administrators in our school systems that blindly over value "whiteness". Many are not aware, totally unconscious, truly believing that they are doing the right thing. Truly believing any one "white" is automatically superior. Many just laugh and say;" He has the complexion for the connection."

There are too many administrators that permit our children to languish in ignorance. Too many children that don't attempt to learn. There are too many principals that announce to their faculties; "Just pass them, let life teach them."

Too many of our "black " children have given up, abandoned all hope.

There is only one solution; equality! Treat all students, teachers, parents and administrators the same. Hold everyone to a higher standard.

I advocate the abolition of racial identification. You can describe me, post a picture, but I will not accept your racial labels. I AM HUMAN! That is all you need to know.

Why do you need to know my race? Have you made some assumption? Why must you keep score?

My point is we have too many "white" people that automatically think that they are superior and are more deserving of America's "apple pie". There are too many "black" people that use their "racial label" as an excuse to be a menace to society.

There are actually far too many "blacks" that are ashamed of their "slave" heritage.

The horrible legacy of "slavery" diminished all of us, black and white alike.

Look into that history, examine it closely. Find your humanity.

The slaves and former slaves that referred to Jesus as "Suh Jesus" understood something. Jesus was a revolutionary! Our ancestors discovered that prayer changes things. The former slaves got something that the whole world missed. In the name of Almighty Jesus four million dejected and despised beings were set Free!

The Civil War was never waged to set one single slave free. Read your history books. The South started the Civil War by firing on Ft. Sumpter. The South just wanted to be free, independent, let loose. They wanted to exercise their "State's Rights".

But GOD got in that thing, He moved, he changed hearts, he changed minds and four million beings went from chattel property to "give me a chance" let me live out my dreams, "I demand a chance to be somebody Too!".

You will not revile me because I am black or female. I will not let you. You will not relegate me to "serfdom" because of my economic circumstances. You will not convince me that I am powerless and that I have to go along to get along.

Treat ALL children the way you want to be treated. Make sure they are addressed and treated in a respectful manner. Make sure their learning conditions are pristine and beautiful. Make sure they have comfortable furniture, ample lighting, "learning space". Provide hot water in the bathrooms. Every shool should have a nurse and a real clinic. All schools should be kept as clean as a hospital. A "blacker the slacker" mentality should never be able to take root in our schools.

Serve excellent lunches. Lunches replete with fresh fruit and vegetables, potato bars, salad bars, fruit bars. Make everything fresh! Stop serving our children warmed up processed garbage. Offer vegetarian and kosher lunches. Bring back the 10:10 juice cart. (Growing up on the post at Ft. Bragg I looked froward to the nurse coming to our classroom at 10:10 to give us a snack of orange juice or milk with the best graham crackers I ever tasted.)

All children can learn if nurtured and encouraged. Do not dismiss or down grade any child for the color of their skin or their gender.

We are One America! We are One People. Let us learn to love, to honor All people.

Be a Blessing and be blessed. "Keep yourself up much as you can." Remember, "Apart from Christ you are nothing."

Much Love, Peace and Happiness,
Rachel
P.S. Stay in His WORD! Read your Bible very day.