I find myself in Cincinnati, Ohio again. The familiar unwelcoming energy that surrounds me as an American of Negroid African descent is ever present. Cincinnati rests right on the border of the Ohio River just north of the Ohio state line and just across from the bluegrass and red necked state of Kentucky, yet well south of the Mason-Dixon line. Though Cincinnati has welcomed me home to Ohio on countless occasions as I traveled via automobile from the deep south, Cincinnati has never reminded me of a northern city. Indeed it has always held the allure and vestiges of the last stop in the South. The gentile Queen City. The unwritten and unspoken rule for a Black Man in Sin-sin-nati is 'stay in your place and there wont be any trouble'. Any overt actions that might be perceived as 'trouble' could bring a sunami of repression at any time. 'Unspoken Fear', a trade mark of the South. 'Cincinnati' spelled with two n's followed by an 'a' synonymous for 'No-Niggas-Allowed' Racial ignorance and intolerance are such and unnecessary burden on humanity, yet some seem determined to carry the load. Cincinnati very subtly yet profoundly represents the most deadly disease and paradox plaguing America- RACISM. Sinsinnati is the kind of place for a Black Man to Pass through and if you must stay for a while...stay quietly.
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Prophet SandersUrban Missionary and life long civil rights activist dedicated to the empowerment of Urban America and urban centers across the globe through the religion of Jesus. Archives
September 2018
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