Being Black and hearing republicans laughing it up at watermelon jokes at my expense

[B.See]

97. You see, Malaise, this is why, for just as many years,

I've used this signature line here (and long before my arrival): "The struggle for civil rights on many fronts is far from over, in fact it's only just begun.

Because it was clear to me that the struggle, for Blacks, Jews, Muslims, Gays, Women, Latinos, Asians, Immigrants, Indigenous Peoples, for the disadvantaged, the poor and the infirm - for ANY marginalized group,

and even for the right to healthcare, housing, a safe environment (rights recognized by other 'developed countries' as a civil right),

the right to freedom of choice, choice of worship or no choice at all,

the simple (allegedly) "inalienable right" to well-being, peace of mind, life, liberty, and happiness

is an ongoing struggle that, rather than growing easier, has instead, come under increasing assault, from forces and entities, all too willing to take those rights away.

So that in fact, in a very real sense, the struggle has just BEGUN.