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1. Your Fav Might Be Racist

ABC's 'Good Morning America' - 2019

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On the first day of Black History Month, teachers could barely get their Black excellence doors up before the foolishness began.

Acclaimed actor Liam Neeson started the month off by sharing that he once went looking for a “Black bastard” to kill in retaliation for a friend who was raped.

Neeson’s confession sent shockwaves throughout the media, and just when he had a chance to explain himself on Good Morning America, he failed to acknowledge that his sentiments were racists even though his anger might’ve subsided over the year.

Liam’s situation demonstrated just how clueless White people can be about the various ways racism shows up in all aspects of life, from the interpersonal to the structural. Liam might’ve been stealing hearts in Schindler’s List or giving us life in Taken, but clearly, he didn’t understand how White terror on Black communities can have devastating consequences.

Sadly enough, Liam is not the only person who’s probably had these thoughts. Another one of your White favs, whether a celebrity or someone you know personally, could’ve had a history of racism, and this is a tension we’ll have to process if we want to make moves towards ending the disease.

Which leads us to our next lesson…

Whew! 5 Lessons Learned During This Struggle Black History Month  was originally published on globalgrind.com

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