![]() I know all too well about what it’s like to be convicted of a crime you did not commit-having been charged and imprisoned alongside four other innocent Black and Brown brothers. Black people are continually seen as suspects and in many cases, we are judged guilty before we can even mount a defense. The truth is, the systemic injustices that Black men and women face have persisted for centuries. Breonna Taylor was killed by police in her home, and George Floyd struggled against a knee on his neck, begging for his life as he pleaded, “I can’t breathe.”Ĭalling the names of our lost brothers and sisters, people have poured into the streets, protesting in the midst of a pandemic and shouting “ Black Lives Matter.” Like me, they are also asking, “Why does this keep happening?” ![]() ![]() ![]() Sixty-five years later, Ahmaud Arbery was murdered for jogging near his own neighborhood. In 1955, Emmett Till was lynched after being accused of whistling at a White woman. ![]()
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