The Importance Of Empathy To The Community

In the United States today, there is a lack of visibility and even a lack of acceptance towards emotion, where a reaction or feeling created from racist remark is suppressed because “[people] are afraid there is something [he or she] is missing” (152). However, these emotions are not created because of “oversensitivity or misunderstanding”, but rather, are a testament to the empathy that connects all human beings (152).

Because of this empathy, people inherently are and understand both the victim and the perpetrator. Thus, as a collective group, all people must uphold the responsibility of a citizen. They must defend their own citizenship as well as that of others, therefore creating an authentic love among humanity that can empower individuals to break down personal barriers, to welcome others, and to have selfless sacrifice for the community. Love allows mankind to uncover the truth and shines a light on mankind even in the midst of calamity, ultimately embodying the hope that makes life worth the struggle.
For, when empowered with empathy, even when “thrown against a sharp white background,” there is a sense of solidarity within all of humanity, where color and the white are synthesized together in an integrated form that truly reflects the “post-racial” America