End Racism Now!

The mural "End Racism Now" painted in yellow, along W Martin Street in downtown Raleigh.  Photo by Luke Keeler

Ending Racism in Raleigh, North Carolina, the United States and the World!

We must end racism and be anti racist! So many people think we ended racism during the civil rights movement, but that’s not true. We still have a lot of systemic racism built into so many of society's institutions. We have a lot of work to do to turn these injustices around. If you are white, it’s imperative you have conversations with other white people! They might be difficult conversations to have, especially if the other person has a different viewpoint, but we all have to do something. Whether it’s a face to face conversation or just on social media, dialogue must continue to occur. Everybody needs to vote for candidates that will help change laws that will help benefit everyone and not just a select few. We need politicians to help change laws so there can be true equality because Black Lives Matter. 

I wrote the following in response to a long back and forth discussion to an individual on Facebook about their beliefs of the confederate monuments and flag and police reform in our country and how their talking points of all lives matter and black on black crime just deflect the underlying issue.

To read the response, please visit the End Racism Now post on Treasures of Traveling website. 

-- Luke Keeler