Carnation, if someone from a white glo says they do not want blacks in, what social/ historical basis do they base it on? Is it because of racism from blacks that the white orgs were founded? Are the white orgs priding themselves on combating racism and oppression? Or would the peron from the white org be speaking out of fear/ignorance/ and blatant racism? You see, the black glo's and the white glo's exist in different socio-historical contexts. What this means is that the orgs. operate differently and their actions take on different meanings in society. When a black person in a black glo talks about apprehension or conflict with whites in the orgs., it is not out of ignorance and racism, but out of an astute knowledge of the orgs'. history and purpose as well as the history of black people in America that is characterized by racism perpetrated and perpetuated by white people, and sustatined today by racists social structures. So institutions like black glo's, the black church, NAACP, Urban league, etc. are always conscious of the ever present threat of racism. That threat is represented by every white person (whether they claim to be or are actually "racist" or not)that we see. To sum up, Blacks in white glo's and whites in black glo's represent two different socio-historical and present day realities. That is why this thread is vital to the livelihood of our continued development in the black glo's.
P.S. When I put hurt in quotes, I was not trying to belittle your pain, I was merely quoting your exact word. I guess that is just the academic in me.
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