A FUTURE HISTORY

A History Being Written as We Speak

Sometimes you know the very moment you’ve made the right choice. One such moment is when we brought on Providence as our very first intern. She quickly earned the title ‘Cause Columnist’. In this issue, she contributed 3 pieces. This is one of them. Welcome to the Awareness Ties family, Providence. Happy to have you here. - Jack & Allié

When you look at a world map and see America you cannot see the differences, fine lines, and culture that all the fifty states embody. You see a mass of land with no divisions between the states, and no barriers between the neighborhoods, all you see is the United States.

We are a group of people that come from various parts of the world, a nation that does not have one particular official language; as there are over 350 languages spoken. The United States is a nation of people that have repeatedly seen a series of changes and waves of diversity. We vary in age, size, color and passion. Unique, driven, diverse, and one.

The United States has been a land of refuge for those seeking freedom from religious persecution. Now however, we have become a land that sees persecution in new forms everyday.

We see it in the media, in the streets, and in our schools. It has seen colonies form and seek new beginnings, something that we should aim to keep as a continuous goal. Our young nation successfully led a revolution and became a completely new and independent country. As we live through 2020 and the obstacles that we experience on a global level, we will hopefully transform the way we conduct ourselves in our new reality. Revolutions show themselves in a variety of facets; whether that be a pandemic or a moment to express the importance of each and every black life that matters. We have been a nation that has been shaped by war and the values that we hold.

We have been a divided nation in a Civil War. A nation that has been dissected into North and South. A nation that still experiences the efects of the deep roots that the Civil War had. We have been a nation that has joined hands to fight two World Wars. A nation that stood up for those in the world who were not prepared to fight alone. A hegemony that needs to set an example and lead in the benevolent acts to other countries, as well as the people that reside in their borders .We are a nation that has been at war over the color of our skin, a war that has yet to see a resolution that ends in justice for the oppressed. A nation that has been at war over what it means to be American; what it means to be a citizen, a patriot, a piece of the American dream.

Our nation is democratic and formative within every election, protest, and movement. We are a nation that will experience change. A nation that needs to continue to experience change. Each generation has brought something new to the culture of the United States. Each generation is formative in its own ways. The question before us all now is, who wins the war currently raging within America in 2020?

Providence Bowman is an Awareness Ties™ Cause Columnist.