Issue 6 - November2020
The Crime of Being Black By Lidia Hadera
May 25, 2020, was the day that George Floyd was executed. Today is June 29, 2020, A month and four days since Floyd lost his life. Since then protests have been ongoing not just within the US, but globally too. Yet all I can feel is rage. Perhaps because what these protests illustrate is that minorities all around the world, especially black individuals, endure what I have to edure everyday. One protester in London said: “We will keep fighting the same fight as you are.” This sickens me. Because systematic racism is everywhere. No matter where I go my blackness is a crime (except for countries in Africa). And although the epicenter is Minneapolis, it is prevalent everywhere. I don’t think I will ever “Get over it”
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