Richmond, Va.
I do not know how many of you felt but July Fourth did not feel the same to me this year.
Usually I am excited about seeing the fireworks and running around to various cookouts to see my friends. This year was different for me. I felt a little disappointed when seeing how commercials, etc. were trying to capitalize on the 250 year anniversary, especially after the way we are being treated.
It seems as if various laws being passed are trying to bring Jim Crow back into existence. All of those gains that our ancestors fought for to try and achieve racial equality are being repelled by various government agencies starting from the top. You see white supremist groups marching on the boardwalk at Virginia Beach as well as Washington, D.C., with their confederate flags and other paraphernalia…