ARE THERE REASONS FOR THANKSGIVING ON THE PLANTATION ?

While watching sports television a few days ago I noticed a commentator expressing blessing for Thanksgiving. He waxed eloquent about how everyone has something to be thankful for. Then my thoughts wandered to Connecticut Juvenile Training School employees. What do they have to be glad about during this time of Thanksgiving Day? One definition of the "First Thanksgiving" is shown below and it is noticeable 90 Native Americans were at the table [ hell, Native Americans helped Pilgrims survive ].
The event that Americans commonly call the "First Thanksgiving" was celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World in 1621. This feast lasted three days, and it was attended by 90 Native Americans (as accounted by attendee Edward Winslow) and 53 Pilgrims. The New England colonists were accustomed to regularly celebrating "thanksgivings"—days of prayer thanking God for blessings such as military victory or the end of a drought.

On the CJTS plantation for several years employees of color have made complaints ( documented ) about racial bias, management using policy & procedure against employees as weapons, favoritism toward certain employees etc. For the most part a white management has turned tone death to entreaties, pleas, prayers or activism by employees. A class action lawsuit against CJTS by employees of color is still pending. Most recently CJTS was forced to deal with a white employee who repeatedly demonstrated negativity toward YSOs of color. Hey, let us not forget the white employee that called male residents of color at CJTS " porch monkeys."

In light of all these things going on within CJTS where are the blessings? Maybe employees can point to the old tired mantra " I have a job and food on the table." But what about all the injustices continually seeping out of the plantation into the public domain? The porch monkey comment was subject of a WFSB channel 3 broadcast on October 30th... 11:00pm ( WFSB led off with exculsive of comment as main story ). If workers are segregated along class lines at CJTS, racial epitheths hurled at residents, management using policies against employees as a form of workplace bullying- are there reasons for Thanksgiving on the plantation? Pilgrims gave thanks for their first harvest in 1612, at the table were Native Americans. At CJTS plantation the management gives thanks for expanding a facility to take in more youth. White management gives thanks for holding on to a power base -using youth of color as commodities for federal & state monies- and not sharing it with people of color. At CJTS you can bet no people of color will sit down at the table where true power is shared. When white management holds up hands to heaven to give thanks it is meant to be exclusive not inclusive.

In conclusion, the question must be asked of readers.

ARE THERE REASONS FOR THANKSGIVING ON THE PLANTATION?