GUEST COMMENTARY: BY TA’SHAR CUCCURULLO
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, June 7, 2020 — You may not believe this, but I had to learn to spell racism this week and that is because I never really experienced it! The word was in my vocabulary, but it was hidden so deeply within me, that I had to pull it out to learn to write about it. I could pronounce it, but I couldn’t write it. I had no reason to do so over the past 60 years, at least in my lifetime.
I cried so many tears this morning as I witnessed the numerous people all around the world say, “I can’t take it anymore; take your knee of my neck; I can’t breathe; I didn’t do anything; I am innocent; I am qualified for this job; we are the same; God only made two, but so many others came out; get to know me you certainly would love me; we look different, but take the outer skin off, and you and I would look the same!
I can say, unequivocally, that racism will surely lead to the end of the world as we have come to know it.
I don’t condone destroying properties, or killing human beings, but these protesters did what they thought they had to do, once and forever, to not only get the attention that’s needed, but also to demand change!
I appeal to lawmakers and to each and every human being who has ever shown racist behavior towards another individual to stop, and imagine that if person that you are being a racist against were you, how do you feel at this very minute?
God wanted us to live a peaceful life on earth; that’s why he put man in the Garden of Eden.
Let’s get back to a peaceful way of living, but even better than we did 400 years ago.
Ministers of religions are eager to open their doors, and I say when you open your doors, let the message be, “Eradicate racism and get back to peace,” and stay on it until the message gets through!
One love!
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ta’Shar Cuccurullo is the General Manager of Running Mon Sunrise Resort and Marina in Freeport, Grand Bahama. Her husband Sal Cuccurullo is a native of Italy, who has been living in The Bahamas since December of 1963 when he arrived in Grand Bahama to work at Lucayan Beach Casino. He subsequently went to work at the Princess Casino as Director of Casino Marketing.
