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<p>Touchy topics are always hard to discuss because there&#8217;s this pressure to be &#8220;politically correct&#8221; in fear of losing readers. But on the other hand I feel this enormous need to &#8220;remain true to one&#8217;s self&#8221;. It&#8217;s a feeling that I can only describe as having my right foot over the gas while my left foot lingers over the breaks. To go? Or not to go? That is the question.</p>
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<p>I wrote something a little while back entitled, &#8220;Saying what needs to be said&#8221;. If you haven&#8217;t read it, here is the <a title="Saying what needs to be said" href="http://queentoqueens.com/2014/08/10/242/" target="_blank">link</a>. Since I wrote that, there have been a few other racial conflicts in our country that have not given any sense of comfort to the American race. I say &#8220;American&#8221; race because racial injustices, (contrary to popular belief) do not only affect the African-American, Hispanic, and Latino communities. No. These injustices knock on the doors of all Americans; and instead of us burying our heads further into the newspapers to ignore the incessant knocks, it&#8217;s time that we opened the door and faced the issues.</p>
<figure id="attachment_308" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-308" style="width: 112px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://queentoqueens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/fullsizerender-1.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-308" src="https://queentoqueens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/fullsizerender-1.jpg?w=112" alt="I recently met Nate Parker at a screening. " width="112" height="150" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-308" class="wp-caption-text">I recently met Nate Parker at a screening.</figcaption></figure>
<p>Recently, I ran across a short film that was directed by Nate Parker. The film, &#8216;#AmeriCAN&#8217;, places a new twist on the things that have been occurring recently. I hope that you can take something from it. Here&#8217;s the Link:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HtCfm7SKbU" target="_blank"> #AmeriCAN</a>

