As a black man, I am curious to know what your friend, who is black, said to educate you on the issues of race that you brought up. Could you please advise?

Also, you referred to yourself as a “white male of privilege in a country that recognizes that.” Could you please explain what that means? What privilege do you have that you feel people of all others races seem to recognize and seemingly do not have themselves?

Furthermore, did your friend who educated you on race talk to you about the 18 murders of black people at the hands of black people within a 24-hour period in Chicago on May 31, 2020, which was the most violent day in 60 years in the city? I bet she didn’t discuss that or other similar cases with you. Like many people, you probably didn’t hear about those killings in Chicago in the news either.

As black lives matter, as they and all other lives should matter, where was the so-called “Black Lives Matter” movement after such murders in Chicago and elsewhere occurred? They weren’t anywhere to be found because black people killing people does not fit the narrative that Black Lives Matter and the mainstream media portray and do a good job at portraying.

Yes, there are racial issues in this country, however, the data does not support the notion that the police are killing black people left, right, and center on a daily basis. In fact, more white people are killed at the hands of the police than black people are. And far more black people are killed at the hands of black people than at the hands of the police. Even the Washington Post’s own data that they started compiling in 2015 shows that.

Because of the media attention that is given to black people being killed by police officers is so great, people think that this happens everyday, which is not true. And I point all of that out as a black man.

Joe, while I enjoy your reflections, you went a little too far this time around.

God bless.

My first response to your reflection did not get posted for some reason. Maybe I hit the wrong button or the administrator would not post it. So, let me reply in this manner.

First of all, does the BLM movement support the 10 Commandments or the Beatitudes?

Secondly, who is “She” that pulled back the curtains for you to see the light and what all does “She” stand for? Enlighten us and post a link who “she” is. As Catholics and Christians we would also like solutions to these problems.

Lastly, is it wise to be out there protesting shoulder to shoulder in the middle of a pandemic?