As A Young Black Man, I Continue Asking: Where Is The Justice & The Peace?

December 4, 2015 | Posted at 1:07 pm | by Benjamin (Follow User)

An example of protests happening throughout the country this week. Here shows protests in Virginia. (RIZZARR File Photo)

An example of protests happening throughout the country this week. Here shows protests in Virginia. (RIZZARR File Photo)

As a black man, I fear for my life.
 

As a black man, I have been searched by the police “randomly” on the metro.
 

As a black man, I have been questioned multiple times when police have asked me what I was doing outside of my own home in Georgetown.
 

As a black man, I am always cognizant of my surroundings and extra careful about participating in certain activities and going to retail stores.
 

As a black man, I am told that I should stop calling out for people to check their racial privilege.
 

As a black man, I am told that the Civil Rights Movement and slavery are over. This automatically makes people believe that we live in a post-racial society.
 

As a black man, I will never know if there will be justice for my murder if I were to be killed, unarmed, by a police officer.
 

As a black man, I notice that people from the dominant group post articles on my Facebook wall to prove that Mike Brown, Eric Garner, and Tamir Rice have nothing to do with racism.
 

As a black man, I am told to stop playing the victim, when we are being victimized by the police.
 

As a black man, I am told that reverse racism happens to white people, even though the concept of reverse racism thrives on undermining my experiences.