De voorheen V.e.r.e.n.i.g.d.e Staten zijn in rap tempo bezig uit elkaar te vallen. Hoewel CNN en MSNBC nog altijd claimen dat de rellen vreedzaam verlopen, zijn er toch wel heel diepe breuken in de Amerikaanse samenleving te zien.
Dus mag het ons verbazen dat zwarte families hun eigen zwarte stad stichten?
A group of 19 Black families purchased almost 97 acres of land in Toomsboro, Georgia, to plant the seeds for a thriving new city. Georgia-based realtor Ashley Scott launched The Freedom Georgia Initiative with her friend — entrepreneur and investor — Renee Walters to spearhead the purchase. In an op-ed published on Blavity, Scott said it was the tragic death of Ahmaud Arbery — a young Black man who was killed while out for a jog — that inspired her to seek therapy and eventually establish a community in Georgia where Black people can feel safe.
“I sought counseling from a Black therapist, and it helped. It helped me to realize that what we as Black people are suffering from is racial trauma. We are dealing with systemic racism,” Scott wrote. “We are dealing with deep-rooted issues that will require more than protesting in the streets. It will take for us as a people, as Atlanta rapper and activist Killer Mike so eloquently put, ‘To plot, plan, strategize, organize and mobilize.’ So that’s what I and my good friend Renee Walters, an entrepreneur and investor, did.”
After launching their Freedom Georgia Initiative, Scott and Walters attended local city council and zoning meetings. Then, she and 19 other families came together to purchase the large amount of land in Toomsboro.
Wel goed dat ze ‘Black’ schrijven, want zonder hoofdletter is het onderdrukking. Enfin, gated communities voor een andere etniciteit dan de witmang, het is ook best een verfrissend idee. Eindelijk leven zoals Hollywoodsterren!
