What is the best way to heal race relations in the USA?

Question

Many White Americans always complain that African American leadership (Jesse Jackson, Al Shapton), are stirring up problems in American. How would you (a White American Person) bring better race relations in the America?
I have been in many conversations with my white friends or coworkers who have an opinion on race relations. They complain that African American leadership is trying to divide America and not bring African Americans into main stream society. I would ask this important question. What are you doing to bring race relations together in American? If you are not part of any organizations, any group or taking part in bring better race relations, then that person has nothing to say about it.
In other words, these individuals are nothing but an arm-chair coach. You can complain that a basketball/football coach is not doing his job. Yet if you switch places with that coach for a day or a month, then you would have a different perspective and would not be easily to criticize that coach.
Therefore, if you are actively in a some church, civil, education or any organization to bring better race relations, then you can critize the current African American leadership. I am not trying to start a riot or anything, but I seeking knowledge and understanding. My goal is to bring the better race relations to all Americans. I want to find a way to present or open the minds people without starting into a fight. That old saying goes “never talk about race, religion, or politics” Yet, if we do not talk about it, then how can any healing be done. In a nutshell, I want to open the minds of white America to the pains of racism and hatred. From past experience, those with closed minds will never open their minds to any thing new. For example, many people will not understand or feel another person’s pain until they get sick. NO PAIN, NO GAIN. .
I would like to present this question to white Americans. What would you do to bring better race relations in America?

Answer 1

There is no quick fix to repair race relations. As long as people are different in any way, there will be hate. It is the nature of humans to be suspicious of anything that is different from themselves. Certainly, as we mature SOME of us grow to understand that people are basically the same, no matter their race, religion, color, disability, looks, etc. But, there will always be hate mongers and people who like nothing better than to stir in the fires of chaos.

Answer 2

I believe that a lot of white people do not understand black people. By the way I am white. I was raised in the south, Georgia, and have lived here basically my whole life. I was raised by my grandmother who, when I was younger was very raceist. She tried to instill that hate into me. Telling me I couldn't have black friends, I couldn't play sports because there would be to many blacks on the team, etc, etc. (of course she used another word other then black). Down here, the schools are pretty equally divided as far as race goes. In middle school I became friends with a white girl who dated black guys. So I began hanging around black people more. And I began to see that a lot of the things my grandmother told me where not true. I'll put it this way, my mothers father sexually abused her and her brothers and sisters, my brother, me and my sister. My brother also abused me. I don't hold that against all white men. So just because there are a few black people that fit the sterotype (guns, drugs, welfare, etc) not all black people fall in that catagory. From what I ahve seen, there are just as many white boys acting like that as black. It bothers me when I see white or black or any other race being discriminated against. I think it comes down to not understanding others and be afraid of what we don't understand. While all people are equal and we are all human, there is a differance in the black in white culture. At the church I go to, I am the only white person. Other white people have visited, but they rarely (if ever) visit a second time. Why? Because even in the way we worship and serve God can be catogorized black or white. Unitl about 4 years ago, when I first attended a black church, I had never heard of the Holy Spirit being in us or speaking in tongues or about 'shouting' in church. I'm sorry this is so long but this is something near and dear to my heart. What is one solution? Better understanding of each culture. What is the answer? Is there an answer? I think we will ahve this problem until Jesus comes back. 'There is niether Greek nor Jew, free nor slave, for we are all one in the Spirit.'

Answer 3

Jesse Jackson has been reported to have extorted money from corporation and individuals by threatening them with blacks protesting and marching against their businesses if not paid for protection in the Thousands of dollars. These criminal acts deepen hatred of black leaders and the race as a whole.



Get your own house in order before pointing a finger at others.

Answer 4

Thankfully I grew up not knowing racial hatred, the struggle of people is economic racial, religeous, political, and that list continues almost ad infinitum.

Seeing problems arising from differences that people perceive is difficult.

removal of agendas that individuals and groups have will take many years too even reduce let alone remove.



it can be seen as fight, but also as a journey.

I think you should have asked also for a balanced opinion from black americans, asians, native indians, everybody infact.

Answer 5

Right now... prayer, prayer, and more prayer. I can't stress it enough. Obviously, as long as sin is pervading our world, there will be no perfect reconciliation between people groups of any kind. But, we can rest in the promise that God's love transcends all our boundaries and barriers, and that those very walls will be teared down one day, when the King returns.

Answer 6

I think it starts at home we need to teach our kids to love everyone the same regardless of color or social status. This hatred is something we learned not born with. Love your neighbor as you love yourself for love covers a multitude of sins. When judgment comes there will be no skin color

Answer 7

Not that this has anything to do with "Religion" or "Spirituality" but I would say that we need to stop looking at each other as a "Race" or a "color" and start looking at each other as human.I am sick to death with race being seen as something that divides us.