The title of my blog is
Take the Scaffolding Down and as a reminder, I use scaffolding metaphorically
to represent something, someone, or a situation that needs to come down or be
removed in your life. Expanding upon
that, I say to you,
Take the scaffolding down
of hatred.
Take the scaffolding of
violence.
Take the scaffolding down
of domestic violence.
Take the scaffolding down
of injustice.
Take the scaffolding down
of poverty.
Take the scaffolding down
of homelessness.
Take the scaffolding down
of hunger.
And the list continues of
the social issues facing us. These and
other social issues that pervade our society affect every community. How we respond is what makes the
difference. The demonstrations across
the country have heightened the awareness of and raised many questions as to
the policies and procedures of law enforcement and the judicial system.
The ideal situation is that
everyone will always behave in a rational and law-abiding manner, and then we
would not even need police officers. The
reality is that everyone does not always behave in rational, law abiding ways;
however officers have to find ways to deal with unruly people without using
deadly force. This needs to be
implemented into police officer training.
There has been concern
regarding the mantra, “Black Lives Matter.”
The concern being that ALL lives matter, and indeed they do; however
statistics show that black lives have consistently been targeted in
disproportionate numbers and the tragic events over the last several months has
brought that fact to the forefront.
Media coverage is never fair and balanced, therefore it becomes
incumbent upon us to shed light and bring awareness within our communities.
As parents, teachers, and
community leaders, now is the time to educate and reeducate our children,
especially our young black men. Now is
the time to stand with families who have suffered these unbearable losses. Now is the time to stand for what is
right.
Many of the social issues I
listed above have legislative action tied to them regarding the solution and
management of these issues. Do you
disagree with the decisions of lawmakers?
Did you vote to make a change? When
the system that is in place does not work, it is time to revise it. It is through our unity and solidarity that
change is made.
Change through unity and
solidarity, change through your voice, change through your actions can be
realized, but we still have a long way to go and great deal of work to do. Help the healing through support, listening
and positive progressive action.
If you want to see change,
you must be the change you want to be. I
encourage you to let your life be the light of hope God intended you to be.
Justice will not be served
until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are. **Benjamin
Franklin
#TakeTheScaffoldingDown
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