By refusing to share the pain of our experiences with race in America, older blacks have failed the younger generation.
If even one black millennial believes voting is irrelevant, they don’t know our history. If any young black person believes racism cannot be defeated, they don’t know our history. If a single one of our youth says blacks have no power, they don’t know our history, they don’t understand our present, and they have no clear view of our future.
Photo: Students from Pittsburgh, PA take part in the Civil Rights March on Washington, Archives Foundation/ Flickr
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