#BlackLivesMatter

Lately, I find myself getting more and more angry with the human race. We’ve become so accustomed to hearing stories like Ahmaud Arbery being murdered while out for a jog because, and I cannot make this shit up, ‘he looked like a thief’, that people are becoming immune to caring. They’re becoming immune to giving a damn.
Breonna Taylor was an EMT who was shot eight times in her own fucking apartment by police officers. She was at home. At home. Home is supposed to be where you’re supposed to be safe.
So much has happened this year. So much has happened this week alone that it’s becoming so easy for people to just let this information go in one ear and out the other. And it’s easy for people to quickly forget. Because next week, there’ll be another story. There’ll be another Stephon Clark, Botham Jean and Trayvon Martin next week, next month, next…
It sounds awful when I say it, but it’s true.
Last month we watched hundreds of people storm the capitol building of various states across the United States protesting stay at home orders that were established to keep those very people protesting safe and healthy. Did they do it with signs and sit-ins in a peaceful protest? No, the brought their assault rifles and bullet proof armour putting each of their own lives, and the lives of every essential work at risk. Donald Trump touted them as very fine people who wanted to go back to work.
This month people are protesting the murder of a man in broad daylight by a police officer and Donald Trump is touting them as ‘thugs’ and threatening to send in the National Guard.
The underlying difference between these two months and the protests ensuing? The demographic of protestors.
Why does being black make you a thug? Why does being black make you become someone that the world should fear? Why are people teaching that the colour of your skin determines your value in this world? And why are there so many fucking people avoiding the subject?
My heart breaks for every innocent life that has been lost due to deep, systemic racism rooted in a society that values your life based on the colour of your skin.
We shouldn’t be this society. We should be so much better than this. We need to educate one another and instill better values in one another. We cannot continue to tolerate this as a society. No one race is superior to another.
Difficult discussions need to be had. People need to realize that sweeping generalizations are crushing our society and sending us into a deeper spiral of racism, vitriol, hatred and violence.
I’m angry at the news lately. I’m angry because of the people causing the news lately. 
As a non-black POC, I am truly horrified by the acts of violence against people that stem from hate and discrimination. I don’t think you need to be black to understand that these incidents shouldn’t be condoned in today’s day and age. I think you just need to be human to understand that these injustices have taken place for far too long, and must be stopped.

Say their names and never forget their stories. So their legacy can live on through us and make us hope for a better tomorrow.
You call yourself a queen or a king ? You know they have responsibilities right ? One of them is making sure justice is attained. Your appearance won’t get you anywhere. No one cares about your selfies. No one cares about how you’re heartbroken over getting dumped by your partner. No one cares if you’re the way you are because of your zodiac sign. You want to live in a better world but you’re not willing to do anything to make the world you live in a better place. Not caring about what’s going on will not get you anywhere in your life. You have a voice. You have a platform. Use it. Educate yourself and spread awareness. Activism is the only thing and the right thing to do now. I’m disgusted if you have the time to post advertisements/memes but not voice your opinions on the subject.
If you don’t speak up about the movement then we are not friends, and I mean that in the most disrespectful way possible. I’m not the one ruining the friendship, it is YOU. I don’t care how close we are. My ambition in life is not to be with my friends forever and die for love. It is to contribute to the society I live in. I want to be a positive role model for everyone following me on the different social media platforms and in real life.
I’m not sorry if you unfollow me. I refuse to remain silent on racism when we are in the middle of a genocide.
So if you have a problem with my recent posts, good riddance.

I wanted to knock some sense into your heads and if I have been able to do that, here’s a link that you can follow to help. https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Until next time,
Milly.