The Black Tax

Most people never heard of this term. Its a term that is used in the African American community. People from not born here in America don't understand about racism. Blacks in the other parts of the world may have it as bad as African Americans have it. Don't misunderstand me I don't want a hand out or anything like that. I just want to be treated with respect like everyone else. The hardest thing to be in America is a black man period. Sadly things always come down to race in the Country. All blacks here experience the Black Tax. I know if you never heard of it I will tell you what it is. Its that as African Americans we have to work extra hard. To get the respect and to be treated like everyone else. We often get passed over in the work place. As I said before I use to work for an Airline. I was experienced in every field there from the front counter to baggage. I also did operations and worked the gates. Ask any of my ex co-workers they knew I busted my ass at that job. Well a Supervisor position was open and I thought what the hell I will apply for this position. Well like so many jobs out there its all about politics. Who is kissing who's ass and who is snitching on who. This was the lay of the land at that job. This other person that applied for the job was this skank of a woman. She didn't know how to do much at all. But her skin color was white so that was a shoe in for her. Everyone including me thought I had it in the bag. Well the asshole station manager gave the position to her. I'm not a sore loser at all if you get the job you get the job. But in this case I was confused because I was told she knew the station overall better than me. Which in short was a lie and it took me some time to see how shady management can be. If I was  working or not I was always blamed for whatever happened at work. I was being called in the office for dumb shit all the time. The thing is that others got away with murder. But I could not scratch my ass without permission. Of course this was at the time after the dot com craziness here in the San Francisco. It was hard to find a decent job at the time. That's why I stayed there for so damn long. It soon became clear that the Station manager was racist and so was this skank that now was a manager. I was their target that they enjoyed fucking with. Now I hear my ex co-workers say let it go it was the past. They were not treated the way I was treated and have no idea of what its like. I not pissed about it but I'm going to speak on the events. I'm not using any names those bitches know who they are. They may even read this. So we have all these people that work at the station and yet. No one was promoted to management unless they were white. New people would be hired and within a month they were managers. With some odd stroke of luck one of the only few blacks there was promoted to manager. She was the best manager and knew how to do her job. She was professional and fair and that means a lot when it comes to management. It was sad to see how the Station manager and the other manager's treated her. The black tax in full effect again sadly she ended up being fired. This sounds like some Jerry Springer shit for real and it was. The skank manager was sleeping with any dick that would fuck her there at work. Soon wives and girlfriends started showing up looking for this skank. They were looking to kick her ass for sleeping with their men. This skank did all kinds of things that she should have been fired for. But because she was white she kept her job. Have you tried to move up at a job and not get it because of the color of your skin? Ignorant people think that racism doesn't exist and don't get it. Mostly people not born here in America. They don't know anything about the 400 years of slavery. How many things were invented by African Americans. They teach a special course in schools called African American Studies. You have to take these classes to know some of the truth being told here. But in normal classes that teach history its white washed with what they want you to know. As I said before America is built on the backs of Slaves. America has still not gotten over the whole slavery thing at all. So many people in the Country are still racist. Just look at these Republicans they are ignorant and proud. We have to fight still to this day after millions of African's died on the boat rides over here. I always here people say go back to your own damn Country. Well if that was the case then this land we live on. It would belong to the Indians and Mexicans. Whites would be in Europe and Asians would be in Asia. Blacks would be in Africa and that would be strange overall. A friend of mine said to me why are you so angry? I'm not angry I'm just stating the facts that you don't understand. I told him that as a black man I see the racism all the time. I have a question for all of you reading this. If you get pulled over for a speeding ticket what does the officer say to you? Well if you're African American they will ask you these following questions. Are you on Parole? Did you just get out of Prison? Are you a Felon? Do you have any weapons in the car? Do you live around here? Who's car is this? Its to nice for you to be able to afford this? Its been awhile since I was pulled over but when I do get pulled over. I usually end up waiting for a good thirty to forty five minutes. The reason is I'm a black man that has no record. I have never been arrested and have no criminal past at all. I'm what you would call a model citizen. So it takes so long for them to run my name because its coming up blank. Not a criminal at all.. So they run it like three or four times. They even call it in and have someone look for them. Finally they bring my license back and I'm on my way. When you go shopping do you get followed around the store? Well blacks do all the time and they are bold about it. If I'm going to spend my damn money I want to do it in peace. Criminals come in every color and they are bad people. I understand that people are curious about other races. We are all human and we all eat,shit and sleep. But with different textures of hair and skin color and culture as well. We are different only in those aspects of life. African American's are the most influential race in America. Our slang words are used by everyone one from the Rich to the Poor. We dominate in Sports and Music. Its funny with the black tax that blacks were not even allowed to play sports back in the day. Basketball, Football and Baseball were all white players only. Those first black athletes that paved the way for all the rest went through hell. Beaten and often killed over the skin color. Look at Tennis with Serena and Venus Williams those girls work it. But they also have a hard time with racism as well. I remember when they still wore the braids with the beads in them. Those racist bitches talked some shit about them but they didn't let it bother them. Not on the court anyway. The black tax is in every aspect of an African America's life when we have to deal with others from different races. Tiger Woods is another one you can see the black tax in full effect. He came out of now where and started beating those old white men. They were so nasty to him telling him to go eat some watermelon and fried chicken. If someone is racist their true colors will come out at some point. When Tiger divorced it was such a big scandal because he is a black man. That happens to love white women and his now ex wife is blond haired and blue eyed. The black tax also keeps blacks out of a lot of things that everyone should be getting. A missing child take for instance if the child is white. Its national news and they do a big manhunt for them. If its a black child you won't hear much about it at all. Maybe they will be on the side of a milk carton. The one thing I don't understand is that show Teen Moms. Since its some white girls that got pregnant and had a baby or two. Its so special it can be on TV and be so popular. Well if they are going to do a show like that. They should have on girls from every race I think. Black girls, Latin Girls, Asian girls all going through the same thing. Its that black tax again..We have to work two hundred percent just to get what we want in life. We are still get treated badly and with Obama you can see it in full effect as well. They want him to fail at all costs. You may like him or not but to see how he has been treated. He is the most disrespected President in the history of being a President. He needs to be tough with these assholes and do his job. Be tougher President Obama and do what you need to do. They will micro pick everything you do because you are black. Oh you say but he is bi-racial yes he is but.. In slavery times the saying is still in effect One drop of black blood makes you black. If you can sit up and say that blacks are not treated differently then something is wrong with you. The world is changing and we are coming together as a race. More bi-racial babies are born now more than ever. In many years everyone will be one race just about. The ones that are not will be the minority in this world. Still this world has a problem with skin color. I hope that one day it will go away and it will be about the person and not the color of their skin..