Sevgi Fernandez

By Sevgi Fernandez Been ruminating on this so here’s my two cents: Make no mistake: Racism in America never died, it simply went underground for a time. The same twisted mindset that fueled slavery, the slave patrols, segregation, and Jim Crow has been passed down generation after generation. And today, it’s once again out in the open, loud, proud, and emboldened by a racist, fascist,…

We will RISE….the Phoenix From the Flame: a poem of black power and resilience

By Sevgi You profile us, beat us, kill our brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, mothers and fathers You use your state given power to murder, beat, rape and demean us with the hope deep inside that you can hold us down, keep us down and stop the inevitable end of your white supremacy But we are a resilient people, Kings and Queens destined for greatness and we will have justice BY ANY…

By Sevgi Fernandez I often wonder how I survived So many heart wrenching years I thought my heart had died A child raging alone seeking that illusive place to call home Crying, cutting, fighting, bloody Searching for her, mother I’m Breaking, don’t you see me Shaking won’t you see me Never enough Black sheep, keep her hidden you must A constant reminder of your shame Why must I be the…

Pleased to share a piece written by my sister Paige Fernandez with the ACLU https://www.aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/race-and-criminal-justice/does-second-amendment-protect-only-white-gun-owners

By Sevgi-

Silence is Surrender

You can’t see

No, you WON’T see…

Won’t see what lurks outside your bubble,

Your bubble that is WHITE PRIVILEGE

What privilege you ask?

You’re not racist, didn’t own slaves, have black friends, don’t see color……

WHITE PRIVILEGE

We are out here dying to survive

Our conversations with our little boys and girls are not “have fun today” “don’t be too late”

NO

Instead…

By Sevgi Fernandez 

No longer are the threats thinly veiled No longer is your judgement of our little boys and girls spoon fed to us with a sprinkling of sugar to mask the coal that you plant in our hearts

The coal that with time and proper feeding seeps slowly through our beings raping us of hopes, dreams, pride and future

You have come full circle now

Openly feeding the currents of ignorance 

N…

A country divided black, white, red, brown, yellow 

It’s nothing new for I am divided too

Head spinning heart searching for my little piece of home 

I run toward you

take me in, teach me, love me, embrace me, accept me

no

My shade too bright too light for your sunshine, my depth irrelevant

I dust off my pain lace up my boots and begin again

Maybe this time I will fit in

Maybe what was superficial…

Tyre King, Terence Crutcher, Keith Lamont Scott; the one undeniable truth is that these black males are dead. Killed by police. After that we have opinions, and lies, where is the truth? Tyre King,…

Source: Where Is The Truth?

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Written by: Sevgi Fernandez  It is a luxury to walk through life not having to constantly be aware of your race. As a mixed woman, racial labels have followed me wherever I’ve gone, and I’m keenly aware that the darker a person’s skin, the more this statement is true.   “I am Colorblind” or “I don’t see color”, are statements many of you have either heard or have said yourselves. I truly…

Corruption in SF District Attorney’s Office

I am writing on behalf of a national organization dedicated to racial equality and social justice. We are deeply concerned about San Francisco District Attorney, George Gascón’s treatment of Gurbaksh Singh Chahal. 

There is growing concern not just in the Bay Area, but across California and nationally regarding what is clearly a pattern of racism and discrimination. Chahal is a very successful…

#blacklivesmatter I’ve seen too many people share this post not to say something, Black Lives Matter is not a hate group. According to their own definition, “Black Lives Matter is a call to action and a response to the virulent anti-Black Racism that permeates our society.” Black Lives Matter is a chapter-based national organization that […]

http://forwardreasoning.org/2016/04/06/blacklivesmatte…

Source: Huffington Post By Rev. Dr. Susan K. Smith Writer, author, musician, pastor, preacher and social justice advocate. I keep wondering if racism can be eradicated here in America. I think about it in the context of being an African-American, female Christian theologian who has seen how the Christian scriptures have been violated and vitiated, used […]

http://themuslimtimes.info/2016/04/02/ca…

Winter 2016

Together We Stand is more than a Facebook Group, more than an organization, it is a Movement. Our mission is to proactively dismantle racism, discrimination and police brutality through education, advocacy and legislation. This is our very first newsletter, and we welcome you to our family.

2015 In Review

I started this group with the hopes of creating a forum…