Prejudice Dismissed with Little Kisses
Amaria and Andrea are two sisters who are 8 and 10 years old. They love being in the company of women in their family. Most, if not all of the women are Deltas or serve in the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Their mom is in a sorority (Delta) and their grandma is an AKA. They idealize their grandmother and they want be in a sorority when they go away to college. The grandmother is extremely active in her chapter. The mother isn't very active. Their dad has several businesses so Amaria and Andrea are quite familiar with all the lingo dealing with running a business, sales, and customer service. They have been exposed to so much at their ages. Their mom is an educator. They want to be professors like their mom. Grandma Olivia is a member of the association board where she resides. Olivia is the secretary of the board and a retired librarian. There is a president, a vice president, and several other members on the board of all backgrounds. The girls attend the meetings sometimes when their parents have to work late. They often sit to the side at a smaller table writing and doing homework. This time they are quite shocked at the meeting.
President (Felecia):
Tonight will be a brief meeting because I have to meet with management to talk about the membership of this board. I will openly discuss with the board what we talked about at our next monthly meeting. The first thing on the agenda is the new doors with our new contractors. We have old business to vote on as far as a member being allowed to live cooperatively next to non-smoking vs smoking members.
Member (BettyAnn):
I have the rest of the minutes for you Felecia and for the the rest of the...
Olivia: (Cuts BettyAnn off)
I don't need you to do my job! Betty stay in your lane! I can do my own minutes. White women want to control everything.
Member (BettyAnn):
I am sorry you feel that way Olivia but I am not shocked. I was asked to simply finish taking the minutes when you left ten minutes early last month, that's all.
I just wanted to report to the board how we were unable to come to a consensus
regarding the non-smoking ordinance. Two members were absent but are here today. We can vote again.
Olivia: (LOUDLY)
YOU'RE NOT SORRY FOR ANYTHING. YOU COULD HAVE WAITED FOR ME TO GIVE MY REPORT BUT OH NO, YOU JUST HAD TO GO FIRST!
President (Felecia):
Olivia, you are out of order! Please refrain from yelling and screaming at other board members. I asked Betty to finish the minutes when you left. This is highly unprofessional and I will adjourn this meeting if you continue this behavior.
Olivia:
NO, BETTY IS OUT OF ORDER! I'm out of here!
President (Felecia):
Meeting is adjourned.
The entire board is upset. Betty is in tears. The mood is negative. The girls hug all 10 board members goodbye as they normally do. This time they kiss Betty on the cheeks (Amaria right cheek, Andrea left). Andrea discretely hands Betty a note and whispers "please read later."
Olivia:
Let's go girls.
Amaria & Andrea:
Coming grandma.
Later that day BettyAnn reads the note from Amaria and Andrea.
Dear Ms. Betty,
We always love seeing you at the meetings. We are so sorry that our grandma treated you bad. We were not raised to be mean to others. We will talk to our grandma about this situation and she will apologize to you. Love you always. We hope you feel better. And have a good night.
Andrea and Amaria
Sometimes race has absolutely NOTHING to do with it. Maybe YOU need to change.
Amaria and Andrea are two sisters who are 8 and 10 years old. They love being in the company of women in their family. Most, if not all of the women are Deltas or serve in the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Their mom is in a sorority (Delta) and their grandma is an AKA. They idealize their grandmother and they want be in a sorority when they go away to college. The grandmother is extremely active in her chapter. The mother isn't very active. Their dad has several businesses so Amaria and Andrea are quite familiar with all the lingo dealing with running a business, sales, and customer service. They have been exposed to so much at their ages. Their mom is an educator. They want to be professors like their mom. Grandma Olivia is a member of the association board where she resides. Olivia is the secretary of the board and a retired librarian. There is a president, a vice president, and several other members on the board of all backgrounds. The girls attend the meetings sometimes when their parents have to work late. They often sit to the side at a smaller table writing and doing homework. This time they are quite shocked at the meeting.
President (Felecia):
Tonight will be a brief meeting because I have to meet with management to talk about the membership of this board. I will openly discuss with the board what we talked about at our next monthly meeting. The first thing on the agenda is the new doors with our new contractors. We have old business to vote on as far as a member being allowed to live cooperatively next to non-smoking vs smoking members.
Member (BettyAnn):
I have the rest of the minutes for you Felecia and for the the rest of the...
Olivia: (Cuts BettyAnn off)
I don't need you to do my job! Betty stay in your lane! I can do my own minutes. White women want to control everything.
Member (BettyAnn):
I am sorry you feel that way Olivia but I am not shocked. I was asked to simply finish taking the minutes when you left ten minutes early last month, that's all.
I just wanted to report to the board how we were unable to come to a consensus
regarding the non-smoking ordinance. Two members were absent but are here today. We can vote again.
Olivia: (LOUDLY)
YOU'RE NOT SORRY FOR ANYTHING. YOU COULD HAVE WAITED FOR ME TO GIVE MY REPORT BUT OH NO, YOU JUST HAD TO GO FIRST!
President (Felecia):
Olivia, you are out of order! Please refrain from yelling and screaming at other board members. I asked Betty to finish the minutes when you left. This is highly unprofessional and I will adjourn this meeting if you continue this behavior.
Olivia:
NO, BETTY IS OUT OF ORDER! I'm out of here!
President (Felecia):
Meeting is adjourned.
The entire board is upset. Betty is in tears. The mood is negative. The girls hug all 10 board members goodbye as they normally do. This time they kiss Betty on the cheeks (Amaria right cheek, Andrea left). Andrea discretely hands Betty a note and whispers "please read later."
Olivia:
Let's go girls.
Amaria & Andrea:
Coming grandma.
Later that day BettyAnn reads the note from Amaria and Andrea.
Dear Ms. Betty,
We always love seeing you at the meetings. We are so sorry that our grandma treated you bad. We were not raised to be mean to others. We will talk to our grandma about this situation and she will apologize to you. Love you always. We hope you feel better. And have a good night.
Andrea and Amaria
Sometimes race has absolutely NOTHING to do with it. Maybe YOU need to change.
