'I made sure everyone listened and shared their experience with racism or police brutality.'
movement — only one cousin responded. Everyone else remained silent."Does anyone else have something to say?" I asked everyone in the room."You know it could happen to you." No one knew what to say. It's hard to see family members silent about the never-ending killing and oppression of Black people, so I encouraged them:"It's okay to have an opinion about it, we all have a voice."I asked everyone in the circle to go around and share their stories.
, no matter if they had an opinion about it or not, because we have to listen to each other. If we don't, then we will miss out on important information and understanding.After everyone shared their experience, we all realized that we all have experienced racial injustice. The last few weeks have made me think about how it could beon that television or phone screen. It could be me people are stereotyping, because I am a Black man, I am considered by some as a target when I live my life.
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