Please remove me from any future mailings . There are businesses and people being hurt by the riots / protesting and breaking the law . I stand against racism in all forms ; however , I believe the Black Lives Matter group is not going in a positive direction by pushing violence riots and protesting destroying communities . - Laura ( August 2 , 2020 )
Hello , I read the message emailed to me saying “ All Lives Will Not Matter Until African American Lives Matter .” As an LPN of 15 years , and me being an active member of CASN and NSNA , I just wanted to personally say , “ thank you ” for the heartfelt message . The message was very touching . Tears rolling down my face , because I ’ m sick and tired of seeing BLACK people being killed for no reason . I have grand boys and girls who I constantly pray for . Thank you so much for saying this .
- Erez Martin ( June 9 , 2020 )
Hello , I hope this email meets you well . I ’ ve been very happy to see NSNA ’ s stance in the current matters of the world right now . I ’ m glad that organizations that shape future healthcare professionals are aligning themselves with the Black community . I received the press release email today and wanted to bring to light a concern I had upon reading it about the wording that was used . The press release only used the term “ African-American ” when referring to a movement that affects not just African American lives but all Black lives in the U . S . The term African American refers to people of our community whose ancestors were slaves in this country and this term is not inclusive of other Black people in the U . S . ( Afro- Caribbean , African , etc .) who are also affected by systemic oppression and police brutality . I ’ m sure this was just an oversight in an otherwise very supportive statement from NSNA , but since it ’ s not a concept often explained I thought I would take the time to .
- Marga Klages ( June 8 , 2020 )
I hope this email finds you well . My name is Tre ’ von Green . I read the statement in response to Black Lives Matter movement . The message was heartfelt and genuine , as a black man I appreciated NSNA speaking up about the political situation in our nation . However , I noticed the specific use of the term “ African-American ” and I would like to take this moment to educate on why “ Black ” is a more appropriate term in this context . African-Americans are descendants of Africa living in the United States . They are the result of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade that brought Africans to various ports in our nation . Approximately 11 % of the total slaves came to the United States . The other 89 % went mostly to the other nations of the Americas as well as various regions in the Eurasian continental mass . Whilst using the term “ African-American ” is correct , it is not most correct in relation to the reason behind the current civil unrest . “ Black ” is a term that refers to African heritage specifically . There are “ Black ” people all around the world . The descendants of slaves in all these other nations never went away , in contrast they are more prolific throughout the population of these other nations . “ Black ” people face discrimination in the US and worldwide regardless of their ethnicity . An Afro-Latino is still black , and they still suffer from the same stereotypes and prejudices placed on Black people from false media and hateful rhetoric . Afro-Europeans still fight against the same prejudices of old while living in nations truly not their own . Afro-Asians must work hard to prove they are just as significant and intelligent as their peers in a culture where there is no inclination to believe so and no strong political force to stand up for them . # BlackLivesMatter is a global movement now not only because of the lives lost to discrimination here in the US , but because of the suffering endured by every descendant of the African Diaspora that ended barely three generations ago . The legal discrimination still endures throughout various nations in the world , including the United States . The movement began and is strongest in the US because those other nations erased “ race ” by saying “ We are all one people .” They don ’ t record demographics such as race and ethnicity . Every Mexican is Mexican regardless of skin tone , for example . However , that does nothing to erase the foundational issue of the bigotry that is based on skin tone . “ Black ” is still seen as less than . So , to replace “ Black ” with “ African-American ,” while well intended , is erasure to a certain degree . The purpose of this message is not to request any changes or berate the team responsible for the message on the NSNA site . As aforementioned , the purpose is to educate in order to arm you with the tools to be most correct in your rhetoric moving forward . I appreciate your support . Feel free to contact me in regards to this message .
- Tre ’ von Green ( June 21 , 2020 )
When BLACK lives matter . Not all Black people identify as African American . Black people come from all over the world , not just America so that is very important to remember when communicating with others especially considering there is a Black Lives Matter movement . It ’ s equally important as future nurses to ensure we respect our peers and patients , as well as how they identify . Thank you !
- Heather Sawyer ( June 8 , 2020 ) n
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