BLM Is NOT A Finished Trend



 Imagine you’re asleep in your bed. You’re at home safely. Your girlfriend is sleeping next to you and all of a sudden your door gets kicked in. Three men appear through your door and come running into your house. You’re worried about your girlfriend so you grab your gun, which you’re legally permitted to have. You shoot one of them in the leg and they respond by firing twenty shots, eight of which, hit your girlfriend, and were fatal. You get taken away in handcuffs by the people that just broke into your apartment and killed your girlfriend and there's nothing you can do about it.

 Her name was Breonna Taylor. She was 26 years old. She worked as a technician in an emergency room. The murderers were cops. They had a no-knock search warrant, which gave them the right to bust into that door, totally unannounced in the middle of the night. All of this occurred because they thought she possessed drugs in her apartment. The apartment was searched and no drugs were found, simply because Breonna was innocent and was falsely accused. That was March 13. That was 3 months ago, and the three men who shot her eight times and murdered her have faced no punishment. That is not justice. That is not right. And if there are laws that say that that’s okay; laws that are protecting these three men who killed her, then these laws are wrong and need to be rewritten! And whether it’s a knee on your neck for nine minutes until you die because you forged a 20 dollar bill, or you’re strangled to death in a chock hold on a sidewalk because you were selling cigarettes, none of that’s right, none of that is justice, and none of that is okay.

 If you’ve got a conscience, you’d want change, and change is really hard. You may not care much about change because you think that something like that is not a problem that affects you personally, but that’s a privilege. And that privilege is not wrong, it’s not shameful. And while it’s not your fault that there are injustice and racism towards black people who have contributed to the growth and success of many countries around the world just like anyone else. Except they have never been able to enjoy the same freedom as everyone else. Using that privilege to make a change is what matters.

 There may not be much to do around here, you can’t protest, you can’t vote. So start with yourself and grow that circle. Educate family and friends and don't be afraid to speak up. This is something that will be remembered for the rest of your life, so at least ask yourself how do you want to your role to be remembered in this?

 Racism isn’t only present in America, it’s all around us in all forms. It doesn’t have to be a cop killing a black man. It doesn’t have to do anything with police brutality to be considered racism, because if you reflect on all your adolescent years and think about the times where you sat around a group of people that made racist comments or made fun of a dark-skinned person in your school, you would be shocked. Racism actually affects us and it shouldn’t exist! Here are some things you can do to try and prevent racism around your community, and hopefully around the world:

1- Don’t make racist comments or slurs. Don’t make a joke out of dark-skinned people around you.
2- Call people out when they're bluntly being racist and educate them.
3- If you choose to do nothing, don’t make fun of people who chose to do something.
4- Sign petitions. Your voice matters and your vote matters!
5- Educate yourself before you educate others. Research the history of black oppression.
6- Speak up. Raise awareness to your friends, family and people around you. Share what you know.
7- Listen to people’s stories about their experiences with racism and give them a platform.
8- Acknowledge that racism is a problem around us that mustn't be ignored.
9- Promote politicians on your platform and share voices of people that are worth sharing
10- Share similar informative posts!

 If we work together collectively, we can put an end to this monstrosity!