Each time the issue of racism is mentioned,
tensions immediately run high, reason is
thrown out the window, and emotional outbursts run rampant. Even though a lot
of effort has been done to fight it, the devastating consequences continue to
this day.
The
heart of this book is focused on the key elements that make racism possible and
how to starve the lifeblood to these key elements and eradicate them from the
root. Since racism is based on the faulty notion that one race is superior to
another, you need somebody who believes that they are superior and another
person who believes that they are inferior. When these two people interact, the
outcome will reflect what they believe about themselves and their
circumstances.
This
may sound too simplistic, but it is one of the major drivers of racism. In
addition to superiority and inferiority beliefs, acts of impunity and
unforgiveness are the other drivers. You have those that believe they are
superior, and in their zeal to impose their superiority, they harm those they
are trying to keep in their inferior position. The individuals who are hurt
“rightly” want to seek revenge and unfortunately fall into the unforgiveness
pit, where they become trapped by hate and vengeance. I hope that the simple
message of hope in this book will shed some much-needed light in the darkness
of one of the darkest pages of human history. We are going to be affirming that
there is one human race. In addition to one human family, none is superior to
another, and none is inferior as well. We are all created in the image and
likeness of God, and the amount of melanin in our skin does not and should
never be used to define us. When we gain this understanding, believe, and start
acting on it, it is only then that we can all ask the question, “Oh, racism,
where is your sting?
MEET THE AUTHOR
Dr. Eric Tangumonkem is a geoscientist, author, speaker,
coach, professor, and an entrepreneur.
He was born and raised in Cameroon, Africa.
As a young adult, he migrated to the United States of America.
He has a Doctorate degree in Geosciences from the University of Texas at Dallas and is a professor at Missional University,
Embry
Riddle, and West Hills College.
Eric’s book is available on Amazon
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