Jena 6

I officially feel like things don't change all that much in a man's lifetime. Racial tensions always bring that out. The whole event made me see that Americans still have this unbelivable ability to put on blinders and revert back to what they know. People like to think that slavery was a long time ago and events such as Central High in Little Rock and Rosa Parks and the 60s are all history but they aren't. These events JUST HAPPEND. Our country has known slavery longer than it has not known slavery. I am a firm beliver that time heals all wounds and this is no different. The wounds made by slavery are still being felt and will still be felt for a LONG LONG time. But over time, generation after generation, people will slowly move on. We are trying today, but the process is slow. I wish I could see future generations not have to even bring the issue of skin color and race into conversation. Not even as jokes, which is something that has taken a life of its own it seems like over the past years. The Jena 6 was simply a friendly reminder on how much work Father Time still has to do.