But now, all of a sudden black is used again. There are black organizations, black groups, black caucus, black this and black that. When did we revert back to that term? You never hear the term "white" other than used for an annual sale at JCPenney. Now little children will be tugging on their mother's apron and saying, "Mommy, I wanna be black."
When did all that change, was it just gradual, and when and who decided they would rather be referred to as black again. I don't remember seeing a memo on it, but it happened.
I remember when it was stated, "Don;t use the term black." All other "words" are pretty much acceptable now, just watch TV, or as some do, go to a movie. It must be difficult now, for Mom and Dad and all the little kiddies gathered together, to watch of movie, on their BIG screen TV. "Daddy, what does that mean." And they were watching a "family oriented" show.
I did a blog a few days ago, "Bernice King: ‘African Americans are still not free’ 150 years after slavery’s end." I have been haunted by that "still not free." I think of all the changes that have occurred since then, and with the exception of all the "whites" moving to Canada, I don't know what more could have been done. And if all the "whites" had moved to Canada, who would all those black guys married?
One quote keeps coming back to me, in regards to the King statement. It was in "Pretty Woman" which we have all seen umpteen times. But, towards the end, she tells Edward, "I want more, I want it all," or words to that effect, "I want it all." Perhaps that is what she meant, I think she has just about made it.
