You Picked the Wrong One: We Are Not Our Ancestors

A response to the racist abuse of Jeremiah Mason at Fresno Christian Schools—and a message to white America.

Let’s not waste time.

A Black student named Jeremiah Mason, minding his business, eating his food, simply existing—was called a n****r by a white student at Fresno Christian Schools. And as if that wasn’t enough, another video shows a different white boy invading Jeremiah’s space, throwing up a Nazi salute and then mock-whipping him like a slave.

Read that again.
In 2025. At a so-called Christian school.

The videos are clear. The audacity is generational. And yet—the school responded with “allegedly.”

Allegedly, My Ass.

This is what whiteness does when confronted with its own reflection. It stutters, backpedals, and tries to blur the footage. But we see it. Loud and clear. And we’re not explaining it anymore.

These were not jokes. These were rituals.

This is racial violence passed down like a favorite Bible verse, cloaked in “discipline,” shrugged off as “teen antics,” while Black kids like Jeremiah are forced to absorb the trauma, carry the blame, and walk away without justice.

Christianity Has Always Had a Racism Problem

And let’s be clear: Christianity is not our native tongue.

It was weaponized, watered down, and whitewashed before it ever reached our ancestors. It came wrapped in chains and bibles, used to convince Black people that suffering was holy, obedience was divine, and liberation was a sin.
It told us to forgive while we were still bleeding. It told us to bow while being whipped. It told us to love our enemies even if they spat in our food, burned our homes, or hanged our kin from trees.

So no—I’m not surprised Fresno Christian Academy did nothing. Christianity in America has never been neutral ground for Black bodies.

Let Me Be Clear:

We are not confused.
We are not silent.
And we are not our ancestors.

We know too much.
We see it all now.

And let me tell you this:
We will dismantle everything racist, hollow, and hateful that this nation continues to uphold.

The soft racism in your suburbs.
The unchecked hate in your schools.
The fake tolerance in your churches.
The passive complicity of your “good” white friends.

That era is done.

To Every White Parent at That School:

You’re raising baby Klansmen.
Yes, I said it.
Because if your child can mock slavery and salute Hitler in 2025, they didn’t learn that on TikTok.
They learned that from you.

Whether through your words, your silences, or your country club Christianity—they are simply reflecting what you refused to unteach.

To Jeremiah:

You didn’t deserve that. Not one second of it.

You were targeted because you dared to be Black and unbothered. Because you had joy, style, presence—things whiteness has always tried to erase or steal. We see you. And we honor your name. You will not be another hashtag we whisper and forget.

For Everyone Else Still Playing Neutral:

Wake up.
This is the America that hides behind bake sales and Bible verses.
This is the rot in Christian institutions that claim “love thy neighbor” but only if your neighbor is white, rich, or obedient.

We don’t need performative prayers or diversity committees.
We need reparative justice and radical accountability.
And if your institution can’t deliver that, we’ll do what we’ve always done—burn it down with truth and rebuild in our own image.

Final Word:

You picked the wrong generation to gaslight.

We are the descendants of divinely gifted, deeply spiritual, and dangerously intelligent people.
We are not scared. We are not confused.
We are not yours to control.

And we damn sure are not finished.

Written for the culture.
Written for Jeremiah.
Written for every Black student forced to carry the weight of white fragility.

Let it be known:
The era of quiet suffering is over.