Eracism Minute 5/14/17

Eracism Minute - May 14, 2017 - Cat McIntyre

Good morning, my name is Cat McIntyre. Here's what's in my heart this morning.

Reading The New Jim Crow, one line that hit me hard was: when young white people smoke marijuana, they go to college. When young black people smoke marijuana, they go to jail.

I went to college for eight years, and I smoked a lot of marijuana.

That was 40 years ago, but right now, our country continues to conscientiously deprive black people, especially black men, of their liberty and their right to vote.

In our Black Lives Matter Ministry I am learning, with others, more about institutional racism, white privilege and our oppressive cultural system.

This is not easy. Each time I peel off another layer of my ignorance, I feel embarrassed about an uncomfortable truth: how I benefit from my white skin.

Today at noon, there's an information meeting downstairs about the Black Lives Matter Resolution. Please attend, ask questions, and tell us what is in your heart.