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First Name Keith
Last Name Van
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Comments As a 1 e ong rest cut of the Inland Empire and a product of the public educational
system here in the Inland Empire, I've seen the rush of local city and county governments to
attempt to upsurp the emergency powers of Public health and re-classify socio-economic
issues as "public health issues in crisis" Many community organizers and activists and groups,
to include activist religious teachers have launched a very successful campaign to shame city
councils, mayors, school board members, local health officials, into misrepresenting the nature
of race relations in the Unite States today. ( https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/ ) I
believe "context" and historically accurate "narratives" are essential in framing issues in such a
way as to deliver the most factual and historically accurate data to the most individuals. That's
why I decline to label these social and economic issues as "racism" systemic or otherwise, to
the "exclusion of all other reasons". There is no one shoe fits all that can accurately describe
these disparities. Therefore I present the true stories and accounts from educated, professional
men and women of color, who ve lived a life of true systemic racism under Jim Crow prior to
1964, so as to glean context, and perspective in a difficult world filled with obstacles, and
disappointments for people of all ethnicities, a few LINKS follow for your perusal: Dr.
Thomas Sowell: "Debunking Systemic Racism": https://youtu.be/5daNMXer2UQ Dr. Walter
Williams: "Does Systemic Racism exist today?" ht4)s://youtu.be/dmkg8GClc64 Mr Bob
Woodson: "Institutional racism is a ruse, the real history of black America is not being told":
ht4)s://video.fomews.com/v/6162432513001#sp—show-clips Mr Bob Woodson: "1776
Unites" https:H1776unites.com/ Dr. Carol Swain: Dr. Carol M. Swain on Race Relations in
America I urge to consider the true history of race relations prior to 1964 and the socio-
economic factors, such as percentage of fatherlessuess in the black community, the effects of
black on black crime, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, lifestyle choices and many other socio-
economic factors that do not deserve to be lumped into the today's broad definition of "system
racism" and the keep in mind Dr Martin Luther Kings 1963 Washington D.C. "I have a Dream
speech: 'I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and
the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I
have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of
injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom
and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they
will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a
dream today," One should have to show proof of such allegations especially in a day when a
man of color was elected president TWICE, and when the United Sates currently has U.S.
Supreme Court Judge has Clarence Thomas, HUD Secretary Ben Carson, over 50 major cities
have black mayors, police chiefs, and high ranking city officials. (
https://blackdemographics.com/culture/black- olitics/black-ma ors/ Thank You for your
attention ! Sincerely Keith Vaughn