Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears was sworn in as the primary Black lady – and first lady, interval – to carry her place, simply days earlier than Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and she or he urged People to have a optimistic outlook on the place the nation is by way of race, as a substitute of specializing in the detrimental.
Sears, a Jamaican immigrant who got here to the U.S. when she was 6 years previous, hopes that kids in the present day can discover inspiration from her personal experiences.
"I think I am a visible success story that says to people, ‘You can do it. You will do it. No matter your gender, no matter your color, even no matter where you were born.’ Because here I am, this is not my country, not my culture. I came from Jamaica and here, I have made it," Sears stated in an interview with Daily Post, noting that she is now the quantity two official in what was as soon as the capital of the Confederacy.
The Republican contrasted her method to these of different politicians who emphasize issues in terms of race in America.
"Are you going to look at the glass as half full or as half empty? Because if it’s half empty that’s a negative view of life," Sears stated. "That’s where too many of our political leaders come from and all it does is serve their, I think, nefarious agenda to divide us and to say you’re a victim, you’re always going to be a victim, and the other people are the oppressors and so you need us."
Former Republican Delegate Winsome Sears celebrates successful the race for Lt. Governor of Virginia as she introduces Republican candidate for Governor Glenn Youngkin throughout an election night time get together in Chantilly Virginia, U.S., November 3, 2021.
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Sears even appeared to take problem with being requested about being the primary Black lady to be Virginia lieutenant governor, noting how mentioning her race ignores the bigger image of being the primary lady of any race to carry the job.
"And I think that’s part of the problem. We, for lack of a better word, segregate ourselves in divisive ways," she stated. "That’s not conducive to healthy relationships."
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Following the identical philosophy of not desirous to divide, new Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an government order on his first day in workplace banning the educating of "divisive concepts" like essential race idea in public training.
That's not to say that Sears believes race must be ignored or not taught.
"You have to teach about the racial issues," Sears stated, warning that not studying historical past dooms individuals to repeat its errors
"We need to know where we were wrong so that we can move forward and right things. The way to right things is to have that opportunity to have a good education. It is to give parents choice. We’re going to teach everything, we’re not going to sugarcoat anything, because the one thing we’ve learned from history, as someone once said, is that we don’t learn from history."
Sears pointed to Nelson Mandela for example of the way to take care of adversity with out being weighed down by it.
"He wasn’t looking for retribution. He wanted to say let’s talk about what happened and let’s move on because we must," she stated. "We can’t keep dividing ourselves. Those are the kinds of leaders we’re looking for."
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