Protest. Anger. Outrage. This is taking place in cities across America. All types of people have been victimized by police brutality. Many people have been hurt by police. Why? Because police are not being charged for the killings of citizens. The cops are not being charged for police brutality.

Whether White, Black, Purple, Blue or Green, it’s time for us to discuss not just race relations in America, but also address social issues in America. Don’t we want respect, justice and fair opportunity?

Then it’s time we address poverty issues. It is time that we stop telling people they can’t become Americans if they are seen as illegal immigrants. Most of our ancestors were illegal immigrants to the Americas. No one wants to take your job. People want a chance at a good job of their own.

There are kind and cruel people in the world. There are both good and bad politicians leading society. If we care about justice for all, we need to start leading our lives with respect for all people, not just for some. We need to broaden our view points and social networks. We need to stand for justice rather than turn the other way when we see injustice.

The social conflicts we are experiencing in America right now are social issues more than racial issues. There is a lack of respect for people based on education, social class , skin complexion and religion. This shouldn’t be the case in a land we envisioned as the land of the free and home of the brave.

Blacks are not animals. Whites are not animals. No group of people are animals. We are all human beings worthy of greatness, respect and integrity.

In order to bring forth positive change in America, we have to respect each other. We also need to discuss privilege ad how we can even the distribution of privilege in America and eventually on a global scale.

We have to eradicate hyper-ghettos and hyper-incarceration to subdue racial tension in America. How do we do it? We have to identify better ways for people to improve social and class mobility while uniforming the possibilities of greater opportunities for all. We have to stop seeing groups of people as criminals and thugs. We have to start defining all individuals by character.

Right now in history we are hearing the outcry of voices too long unheard. Black males will need to do some soul searching so they won’t have to ask themselves “ Am I not a Man?”

White people need to have more friends that are not white. According to a survey conducted by the Public Religion Institute in 2013, we live in a society where 75% of White Americans only have White friends. You cannot understand the challenges other groups of people face or express your challenges if you only have the opportunity to interact with people who look and think like you. The illusion that we have a melting pot in America will stay until we blend together. We all have a role in making a better America.

Blacks do not have an issue with White Americans. Blacks have issues with institutions of injustice , from slavery to modern-day police brutality, blacks and overall minorities have a problem with acceptable institutionalized injustice.

Here are examples of institutionalized injustice in America:

• Sojourner Truth’s “ Aren’t I a Woman?” that stood for black women participating in gender equality when  denied.
• Jim Crow Terrorism
• People comfortable with lynchings in America
• Japanese Internment Camps
• The Projects
• The Ghettos
• Infectious Disease given to human beings by the government

Can I go on?

This isn’t a time to be indifferent in America. Brutality and oppression are happening in modern-day America. It’s unacceptable for anyone in American to experience brutality and oppression from the institutions that say they are responsible for protecting citizens.

It’s time for the citizens to practice accountability. Lead themselves. It’s time for a rebirth of the nation.