I couldn’t let today pass without a post. While I am immersed in the world of Falling Stars, I am reminded that, were it not for Dr. King and all that he fought for, I wouldn’t be afforded the opportunities that I have today. I wouldn’t have the education that I’ve had. Even my marriage would be illegal. Heck, I wouldn’t even be able to write, openly, about love between Sam (a white man) and Val (a black woman) without fear for my life.
His dream is far from being fulfilled, but I do hold on to the hope that one day race – as well as gender, sexual orientation and faith – won’t be a socially acceptable excuse to keep people down. Let’s face it. It still is, even in 2013.
Race is a social construct. We’re human beings. It’s time that we start acting like it.
Okay, now back to writing these angsty love scenes.