The Thing To Be

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"I remember Marvin Gaye, used to sing to me

He had me feelin' like Black was the thing to be"

'Keep Ya Head Up' by Tupac Shakur

My son is Autistic so I was advised to send him to a small school. I sent him to a school with an excellent reputation and he absolutely loves it. Unfortunately, he's the only Black child in his class and he recently experienced racism. I considered moving him to an ethnically diverse school but I was advised against it. The teachers at his current school have done a wondeful job at meeting his needs so it wouldn't be wise to move him at this time. I don't want my son to grow up thinking that Black people are inferior so I need to ensure that he embraces his skin colour.

 God created every living person and we're all amazing. Black is the thing to be for Black people, White is the thing to be for White people, Asian is the thing to be for Asian people, Native American is the thing to be for Native American people and Mixed Race is the thing to be for Mixed Race people.