Power is defined as, the
capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course
of events. Wealth, power and
politics have always been intertwined by some Whites to keep Blacks and other
minorities from living a comfortable life.
Reverend Doctor John L. Selders, Jr. an ordained minister, who serves
the United Church of Christ, has a great understanding of institutionalized
power holders. Black lives truly matter. However, sometimes systemically that is not
always the case. That fateful encounter
of Officer Darren Wilson who fatally shot unarmed teenager Michal Brown changed
Bishop John Selders, Jr.’s life. When
the grand jury decided not to indict Wilson in the shooting death of Michal
Brown a strong sense of racial cohesion among Blacks and Browns was encourage
to resist police brutality. Bishop John
Selders, Jr. argued that the Second Amendment should be eliminated completely
and no one should have the right to bear arms.
In addition he said secondary schools should assign media classes to
educate Blacks and minorities. The
mainstream media sometimes will frame a group as mentally unstable. For example, Fox News may label Bishop John
Selders, Jr. and Black Lives Matter a racist group to their base where as Black
Lives Matter is an activist movement against racial discrimination and black
poverty. Within my generation some take
politics lightly not knowing that their voice is voiceless which allows some Whites
to continue to create abundant wealth towards their group. This furthers widens the gap between the rich
and the poor. The dominant society or
those who are elected by the majority uses power mechanisms to run governments,
private corporations, religious and social institutions. Those who are in
power love the fact that certain people are not in tune with politics, they
understand that politics is the process that typically decides who shall have
what benefits in life.
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