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.
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