tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745323814621590854.post6586952168670297532..comments2023-05-02T09:10:56.745-05:00Comments on Under the Acacia Tree: JuneteenthM and Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557944772547796979noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745323814621590854.post-31514809799756065052010-06-20T21:33:29.734-05:002010-06-20T21:33:29.734-05:00Great job momma!Great job momma!Sha Zam-https://www.blogger.com/profile/11705917883828933628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745323814621590854.post-87020703059086527482010-06-20T13:29:58.600-05:002010-06-20T13:29:58.600-05:00You are such a good role model. For me, too!You are such a good role model. For me, too!Waiting for Zufan!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00251869333168942963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745323814621590854.post-67074525823188281352010-06-20T08:50:29.142-05:002010-06-20T08:50:29.142-05:00Wow, this was incredible. I love the honesty becau...Wow, this was incredible. I love the honesty because I have the same feelings/thoughts. Thanks M, it was a great reminder today.hotflawedmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457871832437767637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745323814621590854.post-71099881149783492682010-06-20T07:14:22.231-05:002010-06-20T07:14:22.231-05:00Cindy - thank you. One thing I noticed was there w...Cindy - thank you. One thing I noticed was there were only a handful of white folks at this event - an event with easily over a thousand people of color (African American, mostly). On top of that, a number of white folks were obviously there watching hoops - their white kids were on the teams. On the one hand I felt like, hey, here is one space the white majority hasn't "claimed" from the black community and coopted/defined/managed. On the other hand, I felt a great deal of something like shame for the reality that so few white people were celebrating the emancipation of a people WE ENSLAVED. Here's the thing, even if I can't identify any of my ancestors as slave holders, I can tell you that each and every one of my ancestors has benefited from the history of slavery. Period. Including me. <br />(Yeah, you can tell this is on my mind...big time).M and Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557944772547796979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745323814621590854.post-1948213969435030442010-06-19T23:33:52.481-05:002010-06-19T23:33:52.481-05:00I am always inspired by you. Thanks for sharing!I am always inspired by you. Thanks for sharing!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842778531500045113noreply@blogger.com