02/06/2020
It’s not okay that we are dying and that the very people supposed to be enforcing the law are the ones crushing our necks. It’s not okay that we have to die on camera for the powers that be to take (half-baked) action. Its not black vs white, it’s everyone vs racism. You don’t have to be ‘not racist’ to be anti-racist and we ALL need to be actively anti-racist, vocally and in our actions if we want long term change. Please fight it wherever you find it, even if that means you fight yourself. I pray my daughter experiences a fairer world, that she knows her worth and that her dad isn’t a statistic when she’s grown. If I can acknowledge my light (skin) privilege you can acknowledge your white one; please use it and your voice for those of us who shout and aren’t heard. Educate yourself on institutional racism. Sign the petitions, donate to the causes, resist the urge to be defensive. If the following questions resonate, your inner racist may be leaking - challenge them! ...Would you let your kids bring a black man/woman home for marriage? would you interview Abdul Karim? If he performed the best would you give him the job over the person who looks like you? Do you want mixed race babies? Are you shocked whenever you hear a black person speak English like you? When we approach you in your car do you assume we’re about to ask you for change when really we just want help with directions? Do you feel the need to ask us where we are “from-from”? Do you touch our hair without asking? Do you assume that me and the other black person in the room must be related or know each other? Why is there only one black person at your party? Would you rent your property to Jamal? Do you say All Lives Matter?
Demand justice for George Floyd text 'FLOYD' to 55156.
