It was my understanding that it was true. God loved me and I was created in his image. However I didn’t think it applied only to me. In my childlike devotion I took it for granted that those statements applied to all humankind.

Now that I look back on those days, I realize there were areas of town where only Black people lived. The movies I saw and loved treated people of color poorly, made them subservient or objects of ridicule. 

As I grew and became more aware of the world around me such things were no longer acceptable.

Once again, we are at a turning point in our society. It is time to take a good hard look at our country. Too many Black men and women have been sacrificed because of the color of their skin. Get honest, examine your conscience and think about it. 

Donald Trump saying he has done more for Black people than any other president is just more of his baseless rhetoric. In the past four years he has torn this country apart. From the very beginning he espoused a policy of fear and distrust. As a result we have unrest in our streets and lost our standing in the world. 

I’ve had enough of you “Mr. Great Deal Maker,” so I say, “no deal!” Vote to end this insanity!

Kathy Lang 

Waynesville