A divided race: Unhealed wounds stand in the way of black unity

REGARDLESS of human development, two things remain constant:

- KHOTSO K.D. MOLEKO | Bloemfontein

1. A wound can be healed through treatment. While it is well known that “time” heals wounds, the truth is that time itself is not the healer but rather the medium through which treatment is administered. Without treatment, time may not necessarily heal wounds.

2. If you have the will, you can make things happen. The black race continues to struggle with accepting these two principles.

Given the current circumstances, it may take a greater tragedy than slavery, colonialism, or apartheid for this acceptance to take place. We can argue vigorously, but the condition of black people in Africa and the Americas, particularly the US, as well as in the Caribbean and Brazil, is indisputable.

The presence of dark skin often signifies “division” and compromise. Furthermore, black people frequently struggle to unite and support one another. Despite experiencing profound trauma, divisions lead only to one inevitable outcome: defeat. This defeat is so profound that even shared pain and collective victimhood cannot unify black people. Numerous examples exist to demonstrate this.