{"id":12039,"date":"2023-06-16T10:18:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T14:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/articles\/conversations-with-my-daughter-racial-justice-and-democracy-this-juneteenth\/"},"modified":"2023-06-16T10:18:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T14:18:46","slug":"conversations-with-my-daughter-racial-justice-and-democracy-this-juneteenth","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/tl\/articles\/conversations-with-my-daughter-racial-justice-and-democracy-this-juneteenth\/","title":{"rendered":"Mga Pag-uusap kasama ang Aking Anak na Babae: Hustisya at Demokrasya ng Lahi ngayong ika-labing-June"},"template":"","class_list":["post-12039","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-blog-post"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"","featured_image":null,"article_type":1103,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":7777}"],"related_issues":[139,2051],"related_work":false,"location":null},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Since the inception of this country, Black Americans have been at the forefront of building a stronger and more inclusive democracy. Critical moments in history have moved us closer toward the progression of the Black community and of an America that has been promised to us all.<\/span>\r\n\r\nJuneteenth is one of those moments.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nJuneteenth is the celebration of the hard-earned and deserved freedom of Black people, honoring those who endured the pains of enslavement, and reminded us of America\u2019s complicated history. A history that continues to be complicated and requires us to continue the fight for our freedoms.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe most challenging part of being a mom in this current space and moment is having to explain to my daughter what Black Lives Matter means \u2014 and why we need to say that phrase at all.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nWhen the Black Lives Matter movement became mainstream, my daughter was just four years old. It was not the timeline I would\u2019ve preferred to start that conversation, but that was just the reality. I don't subscribe to overburdening a child with the weight of those discussions, but it\u2019s simply impossible to ignore.<\/span>\r\n\r\nWe continue to endure mass incarceration, police brutality, and face bad faith actors who are threatening to take away our voices. It becomes a lot, and I don\u2019t want to make my daughter scared, sad or angry. So it becomes a balancing act, trying to make sure she understands the world we are in while not making it seem like a horrific place.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThat\u2019s what makes these talks challenging: trying to explain that in America, the color of someone\u2019s skin determines how you\u2019re treated in many cases. And it\u2019s almost impossible to explain \u2014 how we\u2019ve gained so much freedom and yet still have to fight for it.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThat\u2019s why this Juneteenth reinforces that the work is far from being done.<\/span>\r\n\r\nIn the democracy space, we\u2019ve seen how lawless lawmakers have fought to pass anti-voter laws that prevent Black communities and our most vulnerable from exercising their rights. Despite these attacks, Black Americans have been critical to democracy\u2019s success because of their resilience \u2014 but they can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe vision of Common Cause is simple: hold power accountable. <\/span>And it\u2019s time for us and our allies to stick to our word.\u00a0<\/b>\r\n\r\nFrom calling for a comprehensive bill that protects our right to democracy to defending our most vulnerable from suppression, we must stick together. Because voting rights don\u2019t belong to one political party, race or class \u2014 they belong to <\/span>lahat<\/span><\/i>.<\/span>\r\n\r\nWhen I think about the future, I want my daughter to see a system where the structures actually work to represent the people\u2019s best interests.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nI want my daughter to see elected officials who she can trust are doing their best to represent people like her and not the special interests.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nThis Juneteenth, I want the democracy my daughter lives in to be one where the government reflects the people it serves.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nI know there are other parents across the country who want to see us move forward \u2014 who want to join Common Cause and build on the victories secured by Black Americans on Juneteenth and beyond.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThat\u2019s why I\u2019m in this fight; to protect and expand the freedoms of the Black community every day.<\/span>"}}]},"yoast_head":"\nConversations with My Daughter: Racial Justice and Democracy this Juneteenth - 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