Dark Justice

[Smiley and West]

		A new study finds dark-skinned women receive harsher prison sentences. Smiley: Inside of Black America, this continues to be such a silly issue. It's one of those things that we have to do better on. West: Hue-ism is real in America. Those of a darker hue have always had to deal with more obstacles.

[Kimbely Furman]

Father God have mercy for...they know NOT WHAT? 

[Tamam Tracy Moncur]

Unfortunately people are still judged by the color of their skin. Casey Anthony was aquitted because of the color of her skin...she's white!  Had she been a light skinned black she would have gotten some kind of time and of course if she were dark skinned she'd have gotten the death penalty.

Racism is alive and well in the United States of America there is no doubt about that. But as a light-skinned, nappy haired sister (whose happy to be nappy), and might I say slightly overweight(smile) I totally refuse to allow this racist, capitalistic, degenerate society to define who I am or set standards of beauty for me. My hair does not need to be straight and flowing, nor my tummy tucked to the point I can eat only a thimble full of food without getting totally nauseous. I am a product of the 60's and the Black is Beautiful Movement and the concepts from that time are forever embedded in my psyche.

Have I experienced racism as a light skinned black woman? ...but of course!

Have I experienced racism from the criminal justice system? Yes!!! As a black mother of four sons raised in Newark NJ  I can truly sing the "Black Boy Mothers' Blues"

I have no doubt in my mind that black sisters get more time in jail just because of the hue of their skin!

[tommie d neal]

I believe no one should be satisfied with the justice we get; we should only accept the justice we fight for and never believe that our skin color can keep us from fighting or winning that fight. Martin was not high -yeelow!

[Sage]

The term "high yellow is very offensive to many light skin people.........It's just as ignorant as someone calling you "Blackie or Blue Black" but this is one of the double standards that I speak on that go down in The Black comunity.

 

Darker skin Blacks with a complex about their skin tone actually think  calling someone "red and yellow" is a compliment and that is no ones ignorant fault except those that think on that level.

 

Malcolm X also fought for Blacks,so skin tone does not equate  whether one is a bigger fghter...

 

tommie d neal said:

I believe no one should be satisfied with the justice we get; we should only accept the justice we fight for and never believe that our skin color can keep us from fighting or winning that fight. Martin was not high -yeelow!

[Denise Harris]

The psychological damage inflicted by slavery has gone un touched by the medical community.

It seems we were left to heal ourselves...to no avail. With the onset of modern day racism, chances of anything improving is zero.

 

[tommie d neal]

If you believe it; It is true . Why would you want to believe something that can take hope and justice away from you ?

Tamam Tracy Moncur said:

Unfortunately people are still judged by the color of their skin. Casey Anthony was aquitted because of the color of her skin...she's white!  Had she been a light skinned black she would have gotten some kind of time and of course if she were dark skinned she'd have gotten the death penalty.

Racism is alive and well in the United States of America there is no doubt about that. But as a light-skinned, nappy haired sister (whose happy to be nappy), and might I say slightly overweight(smile) I totally refuse to allow this racist, capitalistic, degenerate society to define who I am or set standards of beauty for me. My hair does not need to be straight and flowing, nor my tummy tucked to the point I can eat only a thimble full of food without getting totally nauseous. I am a product of the 60's and the Black is Beautiful Movement and the concepts from that time are forever embedded in my psyche.

Have I experienced racism as a light skinned black woman? ...but of course!

Have I experienced racism from the criminal justice system? Yes!!! As a black mother of four sons raised in Newark NJ  I can truly sing the "Black Boy Mothers' Blues"

I have no doubt in my mind that black sisters get more time in jail just because of the hue of their skin!

[Tamam Tracy Moncur]

I'm from the generation that calls a spade a spade. You first of all have to recognize that there is a problem before you can even begin to address it. The death of Emmett Till and all the years of lynchings, cross burnings, segregation, and racism at its ugliest plus Emmett Till's mother having an open casket funeral so the world could see what racism did to her son started a fire that eventually resulted in the Civil Rights Movement. Rosa parks said enough is enough...black folks finally said enough is enough...enter stage left Dr. Martin Luther King one of the greatest orators that ever lived who then united this country into a common cause...equal rights for all. Then of course there was Malcolm X another charismatic leader who called a spade a spade...in other words he was not afraid to tell the truth. I had the immense pleasure of actually having heard both these men speak in person. Am I blessed or what!

Dr. King in his last years was moving into the economic arena and calling for a redistribution of the wealth, and this is exactly where we are in the struggle today. I refuse to be blinded by the American pie in the sky and truly believe that millionaires ahould be taxed.  The wealthy don't need a tax break the so called middle class, and the working class are the ones who need a real break.

Consequently I still know in my heart that the darker hue sister undoubtedly in the justice system is subject to possibly get more time than her white, or light skinned hue counterpart! It is what it is...racism!

 

 

tommie d neal said:

If you believe it; It is true . Why would you want to believe something that can take hope and justice away from you ?

Tamam Tracy Moncur said:

Unfortunately people are still judged by the color of their skin. Casey Anthony was aquitted because of the color of her skin...she's white!  Had she been a light skinned black she would have gotten some kind of time and of course if she were dark skinned she'd have gotten the death penalty.

Racism is alive and well in the United States of America there is no doubt about that. But as a light-skinned, nappy haired sister (whose happy to be nappy), and might I say slightly overweight(smile) I totally refuse to allow this racist, capitalistic, degenerate society to define who I am or set standards of beauty for me. My hair does not need to be straight and flowing, nor my tummy tucked to the point I can eat only a thimble full of food without getting totally nauseous. I am a product of the 60's and the Black is Beautiful Movement and the concepts from that time are forever embedded in my psyche.

Have I experienced racism as a light skinned black woman? ...but of course!

Have I experienced racism from the criminal justice system? Yes!!! As a black mother of four sons raised in Newark NJ  I can truly sing the "Black Boy Mothers' Blues"

I have no doubt in my mind that black sisters get more time in jail just because of the hue of their skin!

[p.a. glenn]

Well said, Tamam! The attack on African-American people has turned into a mind game for some folk. 

When we say the sky is blue, they tell us it's 'chartreuse'. Tommie's real question is, "Are you going to believe me or your lying eyes?" 

Tamam Tracy Moncur said:

I'm from the generation that calls a spade a spade. You first of all have to recognize that there is a problem before you can even begin to address it. The death of Emmett Till and all the years of lynchings, cross burnings, segregation, and racism at its ugliest plus Emmett Till's mother having an open casket funeral so the world could see what racism did to her son started a fire that eventually resulted in the Civil Rights Movement. Rosa parks said enough is enough...black folks finally said enough is enough...enter stage left Dr. Martin Luther King one of the greatest orators that ever lived who then united this country into a common cause...equal rights for all. Then of course there was Malcolm X another charismatic leader who called a spade a spade...in other words he was not afraid to tell the truth. I had the immense pleasure of actually having heard both these men speak in person. Am I blessed or what!

Dr. King in his last years was moving into the economic arena and calling for a redistribution of the wealth, and this is exactly where we are in the struggle today. I refuse to be blinded by the American pie in the sky and truly believe that millionaires ahould be taxed.  The wealthy don't need a tax break the so called middle class, and the working class are the ones who need a real break.

Consequently I still know in my heart that the darker hue sister undoubtedly in the justice system is subject to possibly get more time than her white, or light skinned hue counterpart! It is what it is...racism!

 

 

tommie d neal said:

If you believe it; It is true . Why would you want to believe something that can take hope and justice away from you ?

Tamam Tracy Moncur said:

Unfortunately people are still judged by the color of their skin. Casey Anthony was aquitted because of the color of her skin...she's white!  Had she been a light skinned black she would have gotten some kind of time and of course if she were dark skinned she'd have gotten the death penalty.

Racism is alive and well in the United States of America there is no doubt about that. But as a light-skinned, nappy haired sister (whose happy to be nappy), and might I say slightly overweight(smile) I totally refuse to allow this racist, capitalistic, degenerate society to define who I am or set standards of beauty for me. My hair does not need to be straight and flowing, nor my tummy tucked to the point I can eat only a thimble full of food without getting totally nauseous. I am a product of the 60's and the Black is Beautiful Movement and the concepts from that time are forever embedded in my psyche.

Have I experienced racism as a light skinned black woman? ...but of course!

Have I experienced racism from the criminal justice system? Yes!!! As a black mother of four sons raised in Newark NJ  I can truly sing the "Black Boy Mothers' Blues"

I have no doubt in my mind that black sisters get more time in jail just because of the hue of their skin!

[Bennetta]

Sage- THANK YOU and well stated!!!

 

Might I also add that as a light-skinned African American professional, it has been my experience that MOST whites in the workplace do not really distinguish between light-skinned and dark-skinned African Americans and infact discriminate equitably against both.  I have even had white clients whom have tried to undermine my authority by making managerial and technical requests to my white secretary who has no technical expertise in my field.

 

What's most disturbing is the way some in the African American community have chosen to give false credibility to this slavemaster-created mentality.  Whatever shade each of us are, we’re ALL AFRICAN DESCENDENTS OF THE BLACK CONTINENT TO SOME DEGREE AND MUST REMEMBER THAT FACT WHILE INTERACTING WITH ONE ANOTHER.

 

Nevertheless, tragically I wouldn’t be surprised if such discriminating factors might actually exist within the American judicial system.:) 

Sage said:

The term "high yellow is very offensive to many light skin people.........It's just as ignorant as someone calling you "Blackie or Blue Black" but this is one of the double standards that I speak on that go down in The Black comunity.

 

Darker skin Blacks with a complex about their skin tone actually think  calling someone "red and yellow" is a compliment and that is no ones ignorant fault except those that think on that level.

 

Malcolm X also fought for Blacks,so skin tone does not equate  whether one is a bigger fghter...

 

tommie d neal said:

I believe no one should be satisfied with the justice we get; we should only accept the justice we fight for and never believe that our skin color can keep us from fighting or winning that fight. Martin was not high -yeelow!

[Walter Simtec Simmons]

Federal Reservs

[Edward Solis]

Thank you West for including brown brothers as we can also feel your pain. When you're Mexican American you're not Mexican enough to "real Mexicans" and too Mexican for (some) white folks. Lighter skinned Latins often discriminant against darker (Mestezo) looking Latin people. I really don't care what color your skin is, as long as you're not an a * * h*** you're OK in my book! 

I'm like Oded Fehr, I could be Latin or Indian! hehe