I was watching TV with my husband today
and saw reports on the Eric Garner incident. *takes
a deep breath* I
am so in my emotions right now.
I was inspired to write this post. A
vicious cycle is repeating itself and something has to happen before we are
taken out one by one. Before a: he-looked-dangerous-so-I-shot-him-even-though-he-had-his-hands-raised-but-he-was-black
epidemic takes flight.
I pray no one is offended by my words,
but if you are, take a good look in the mirror and reevaluate your life. We
will all be judged by God…where does your fate lie?
Does My
Voice Sound Like Silence??
“A System cannot fail those who it wasn’t meant to
protect.”
--W.E.B. Dubois
I
am a person. I am a human being. I am relevant. When will my voice be heard? Am I
to be disregarded forever? Didn’t my ancestors suffer enough! We say
color isn’t an issue in today’s society, but we all know this is total
bullshit! Innocence lost and what? Nothing…
Land
of the FREE my ass!!!!
But will we ever be really?
It
shouldn’t be about what color my skin is, or the fact that I like to wear my
hair and clothing a certain way. It shouldn’t matter what type of music I
listen to or if I decide to take a walk down the street alone in broad daylight.
It shouldn’t matter if I stand up for myself or someone else. But sadly, it does.
It doesn’t matter whether I get straight A’s in school or not; whether I am shy
or outspoken. The fact of the matter is
I AM BLACK!!!
I
try to stay positive but it becomes harder each day. I don’t watch the news
anymore because it’s too depressing. My smile is tainted with a frown when I
hear someone who isn’t being racially profiled say “why do you people always
make everything about race?” Ask me that question again when you live one day
in my skin complexion!
If
we were all made in the image of God, how can we hate our brother who is of a
different hue of skin tone as we are? A question I ask myself each time I see
another black man, boy, or child killed because of being “ethnically different”.
If this is making the headlines, couldn’t you say it’s a serious problem!
Once
treated lower than cattle; my people rose above the waves of slavery but are
still sinking when it comes to equality. Do we pose that much of a threat to
your “social standards” or are you really scared that we will unite
as a people and finally claim the land you stole, which we built as the
so-called land of opportunity?
When
will this ever end? When will the color of our skin not matter? Can we just
live in a world of humanity? Where doing the right thing and not breaking the
law isn’t according to the color of our skin?
No
one is perfect! There are bad seeds in every race, but why is being black
considered toxic? BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL!!!
And if you don’t know by now…you should hang out with more black people. (I’m
just saying…) We know how to have a fun time.
I
don’t want to worry for my son when he leaves our home and go hang out with his
friends because of skin tone. Sure I’ll worry because I’m a mother, but when
being black puts a target on his back no matter what, how can I not want to
keep him home where he is safe? I weep for all the mothers who told their child
“see you later” who never made it back home alive because of the color of their
skin.
This
has to stop…NOW!!!
Feel free to voice your
thoughts/opinions by leaving a comment.
Until
next time, be inspired, be encouraged and be YOU!!!
Purple
Hugs,
KeKe
Chanel
No comments:
Post a Comment