This is a lot to unpack, but I'll just start at the beginning and respond to each paragraph:

My family has researched our geneology and my ancestors were brought to America in bondage. I have no lineage in Africa and find it odd that you would suggest that I do, considering you don't know who I am at all and know nothing about my family. The arrogance is unreal.

Again, my article was written to ONLY address slavery in America and the founding fathers. I understand it makes white America uncomfortable to confront the fact that their heroes were not perfect, but denial and deflection will never negate facts.

You have no idea what I do on a philanthropic level nor is it my obligation to explain any of that to you. But since you asked , I am a member of a number of non profit organizations who engage in providing aid to those disenfranchized people around the world. But I will say the racism my people are still enduring right here in America is and will always be my FIRST priority. You cannot fix someone else's house if your own is in disarray.

As a compassionate human being, I will always feel compelled to lend my voice, time and resources to help anyone in need, but when my own brothers and sisters are living in America under abhorrently racist and discriminatory conditions, it is here where my energy is needed most. I have children and one day hope to have grandchildren and my FIRST job is to keep them safe.

Good for your daughter. Her efforts should also extend to fighting racism in her own country. As a White woman she has a lot of power. I work with White women to combat racism and speak to white women's groups to discuss how we can work together to create a better future for our children.

We can agree to disagree about these men who enslaved humans, raped African women, and spoke of equality while simultaneously denying enslaved Africans basic human rights being heroes. They may be yours, but they will never be mine.

Not sure what I have backward...I never spoke on the difference of where slavery was legal because it doesn't matter. Slavery existing anywhere in America was wrong. There will never be any justification for it no matter how you spin it.

The white America I speak of has always existed and continues to exist today. If you have any Black friends, why not just ask one of them if you don’t believe me.

Are you really trying to tell me conservatives don't use woke? I believe Ron DeSantis created an entire "stop woke" law. Is he a liberal? He is most certainly not the only white conservative to use the term. Donald Trump, Marjory Taylor Green, Ted Cruz, to name a few. You may need to watch the news or read a bit more. And trust me, you don't need to explain wokeness to me. My people created it.

MLK and Malcolm X most certainly are historical figures and I doubt you had intimate contact with either one of them. They may not have been a part of the past during your upbringing, but unless you were able to sit down with them and have a philosophical discussion, they were still prominent figures that you had to read about in books. Were you involved in the Civil Rights movement? What exactly did you do to help those disenfranchised Black people?

My parents were active members in the Civil Rights movement and hosted several prominent leaders in our home while I was growing up. My parents took the time to teach about my people and the true history of this country because they understood my teachers would only provide a whitewashed version. I was also an eyewitness to history thanks to my parents' involvement. Please feel free to enlighten me and share what you have read on Black history in America and most importantly, what you have LEARNED. You know much about the founding of this country but what do you know about the people who actually BUILT it?

The African Americans was an excellent documentary that I recommend to anyone to watch all six parts. Not sure if you did or if you just wanted to site a reference. The 60 million is not a lie, but a more accurate estimate of the true devastation. This accounts for the deaths during the capture, the voyage at sea, and the disease and labor inflicted. The number you listed is the estimate from the middle passage only, not the entire duration of the slave trade from the 15th to the 19th century. https://www.worldfuturefund.org/Reports/Slavedeathtoll/slaverydeathtoll.html

Proximity to blackness does not create an understanding of the Black experience. We have all heard the "I have black grandchildren/children" argument, but that does not cancel out someone's ability to be racist.

Not sure where you are getting this discussion on separatism from because that is never anything I brought up nor does it bear any meaning to me while I am fighting to keep my people alive in this racist country. I am more concerned with that than helping white folk fix a problem they may not have created but are certainly benefiting from.

The condescending tone and presumptuous words you used during your response immediately tells me that you have no interest in real integration and equality. It's laughable that you even ask that question. You were more concerned with defending this country's origin and making excuses for the founding fathers than simply admitting the treatment in THIS COUNTRY of Africans was (and the treatment of Black people RIGHT NOW) and is horrific and to this day has not been properly addressed.

Save the "what are you doing to help people around the world" question for those who have the luxury to relax and not have to fight for their rights in their own country.

Here's a question for you, seeing as you have Black grandchildren, what are YOU doing to combat racism in your own country to ensure the safety and well-being of your grandkids? Because in this country, they aren't mixed - they will be seen as BLACK and treated as such.