Our region has long had an active music educators organization which met regularly to deal with issues of common concern. With the advent of the mandatory fine arts credit at the high school level, our region has more arts educators than ever before. The organization will meet to discuss common concerns while also representing the concerns of specific arts disciplines - visual arts, music, drama, and dance. As well, when necessary, it will lobby for the maintenance or improvement of arts offerings in our region. If you have ever been discriminated against you know that it is very difficult to think rationally or act calmly, and I of all people know that.
Racist behaviour causes fear, shame, inferiority and tears down the self-esteem of the victim.
Ask yourself how you might react if throughout childhood you heard that your race was lazy and nonproductive. Suppose nothing you said or did could change the opinions of others because of your skin colour. Because of what racism has done, many blacks feel they are powerless against racism. Hence the feelings of inferiority may have them trapped and not able to stand together as a people deserving respect. I believe we can all come together as a people to fight racism.