In
the wake of the #MikeBrown murder, I urge you to be safe out there melanin-ated
man, the devils among us are hunting you because of your existence.
This
is not just about being socially aware. This
is about the lack of justice! We are
living in a time where all people are supposedly
treated equal, a democratic society, and in the land of the free, right. So, why then, are people of color (Black or African
American) not treated as equal, not treated as citizens with rights, not
protected by their democratic government, and their freedom is all but free. Why melanin-ated people are not offered the
same due process as our non-melanin-ated counterparts? Wait, the judicial system offers due process,
but somehow we always seem to end up with the verdict that benefits the offender
instead of the victim. We pay the price
for being free to breathe. Let me
clarify my choice of words “people of color,” I am referring to people of color
who do not identify as Black or of African descent. However, let me implore you, do not be a
person of color and think that this injustice will not affect you. We live under a democratic government, meaning run
by the people and for the people where citizens in that democracy have rights. For example, we have the right to speak freely,
practice religion, vote, walk down the street, visit friends at their homes, sit
in public places, buy goods from a local convenience store and so on. My mind cannot logically process WHY innocent
citizens are gunned down and murdered by the very ones that took an oath to
protect and serve for the very same things that their democratic society
governs they have rights-to.
