The date of January 20, 2014 is celebrated in America as Martin Luther King Day. Finally America pays tribute to a black man that sacrificed his life for the betterment of African -Americans, not only in the South but the entire country. All over America black folk will wear colored robes, sing " we shall over come", read MLK speeches and then go home. At Connecticut Juvenile Training School and Department of Children & Families MLK ceremonies are in full bloom with administrators paying lip service to a black hero. In the after glow of pious platitudes from white administrators [ and their high paid Negro sycophants ] where are voices of state employees of color in opposition to current racism within both agencies?
It is quite sad to have personally witnessed how employees of color cowed before white administrators at DCF / CJTS. Documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act describe vividly how 66% of all disciplines on the DCF Plantation are aimed at black males. Yet their are only a few voices of protest; to be honest employees of color are reduced to ciphers, amorphous beings used to keep order at CJTS and enhance massa's DCF empire in Connecticut. While Negroes throughout the DCF Plantation quote from King's " I have a Dream Speech" plantation management seems to have a scheme. Their plan consists of striking fear into employees in a variety of methods.
They use policy and procedure as means to punish employees of color who forget their place. This means being investigated, written reprimands, or termination.
They send out memos to other DCF Plantations aimed at line staff and making employees responsible for what is going on , while overlooking management incompetence.
They use other colonized minded Negroes to report on co-workers, thus being kept abreast of what goes on with the natives.
They deny 20 plus years of lawsuits, media reports, and personal testimony about racism within DCF.
Yeah management allows black employees to have a dream but thwart any form of resistance with a scheme. I must point out that any oppressor can only get away with what is allowed by the masses. And certainly it has to be highlighted how employees of color willingly condone- through silence - atrocities committed on a daily basis. While blacks / other employees celebrate King in spirit, there is no inclination to follow his footsteps in reality. At this juncture Negro employees at the DCF / CJTS plantation are content to be abused while earning a paycheck. Slavery even in a golden cage is still something to denounce: Martin Luther King stood up for a cause while his descendants on the DCF Plantation are afraid to even think of denouncing racism. You can hear black employees whisper about mistreatment when ol' massa is not around. Hell, this blog receives e-mails daily about the blatant racism that exists at CJTS. Yet, nary a peep or whisper comes out of the mouths of full grown men or women about injustice. If black employees want to pay homage to MLK go right ahead. Just remember while you have a dream, they have a scheme.
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