The Crime of Being Black, Lidia Hadera

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”