All over America, we hear stories of police brutality against African Americans. But when the statement Black Lives Matter (BLM) is thrown into the conversation it immediately turns hostile. But news flash America, being Pro-Black Lives Matter does not mean being Anti-White Lives Matter.

Yes, it is true that all lives do matter but currently, you are not watching your people being slammed to the ground, or being held by their throat’s in the dirt. Even worse being shot where they stand or in some cases sit. This is the current state of America for African Americans and I fear for all my family and friends every time they leave their house.

The Project by the Guardian which tracks police killings has confirmed that in 2016 alone U.S. police has killed a total of 258 black people (African-Americans as some affectionately like to be called instead). Thirty-nine of these people were unarmed when they were killed by a police officer. Four were killed by police stun guns and nine killed while in police custody. This is the reality for Blacks (African Americans) every day and often has led to fear when they are simply pulled over by a police officer. But now it’s not only affecting adults, and teenagers, but kids as well.

In Grand Rapids, Michigan a group of five blacks boys (African Americans) both 12 and 14 years old were outside walking home after playing a game of basketball when they were approached by an on-duty police officer. The officer immediately swung his vehicle over and pulled out his gun on the group of kids. He immediately told the boys he wanted to see their hands and called for backup. The video of the event which was recorded from Officer Johnson's body camera shows police cars descending on the scene and officers pointing loaded weapons at the kids ordering them to the ground. The video also picks up the cries of the youth begging for their lives and asking them not to kill them. “Can you please put the gun down?" one kid asked the officer nicely. “I do not want to die, bro,” another teen is heard saying. “We are not about to die, we did nothing wrong.” The eldest of the boys was saying apparently in his attempt to comfort the others. Eventually, every one of those kids is placed in handcuffs. Apparently, dispatch gave the officer a vague description of a black teen in the area that was in possession of a gun, but these kids clearly weren't in possession of a gun, but were stopped because they were black (African American).

In a Chicago Suburb, an off-duty officer choked a black (African American) teen and threatened him for being on his lawn. The young teen admitted to being on his lawn but only because he wanted to attend to his friend that was injured on the officer's porch. In the video, the officer tells the young black boy, “If you come on my property again I will (expletive) kill you.” The teen the tries to explain to the officer that he wasn’t involved in anything but the response he received was, “I don’t give a (expletive) who is. Don’t you understand that?”

These harsh acts against our black kids are unfair and completely uncalled for. Yes, all lives matter but in these cases and many cases like it, it seems like black lives don't matter. Victims like Philando Castillo, Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray, Jonathan Ferrell and so many more will never be able to tell their stories because they were silent the moment their lives were taken.

Make no mistake America I am aware there are amazing officers that take their job to serve and protect the American people very seriously. For instance, one officer that goes beyond the call of duty is Office Tommy Norman from Little Rock, Arkansas. Officer Norman is an amazing officer that is known for not only caring for the kids in the community and all along his route, but the people in general. He is known for giving a stern talk to the kids about the importance of an education and making not only themselves proud but their families as well. His videos of the children in the neighborhood dancing with him has warm the hearts of many (myself included). Officer Norman should be role models for how officers should interact with the members of their communities no matter the color of their skin.

So America being Pro Black Lives Matters doesn't mean being Anti-White Lives Matters. Nor does it mean bashing all cops and saying their lives is irrelevant as well. But it means our people are being silenced, and their families are left to morn them with nothing left but their memories. Is that fair?