For many years black people have been discriminated against, tortured, belittled, assaulted, and killed because we were never considered to be a valuable component of society. Some police officers and racist white people kill what they do not understand or what they do not accept. We have always lived in a country where there has been an understanding of "white privilege". When one has white privilege, they are not afraid to be stopped by a police officer; they don't have to work twice as hard for a certain job position only to get denied because of the color of their skin; they're very easily granted a higher pay in the corporate world. The list goes on.
In today's society we are facing a racial war. The unjust policeman is murdering black men and women and mistreating young black boys and girls. Don't get me wrong, not all policeman are bad; some sincerely do their job which is to serve and protect. This is not a time to differentiate between the good cop and the bad cop. This is a time to come together as people regardless of whether a uniform is worn or not. However, it appears that some policemen are acting in a manner that suggests that they are afraid of black people. They kill the black man for no apparent reason other than the fact that they are black. Policemen have a way of hiding behind the phrase "I felt threatened" to make it okay to murder a black person. Now we ask ourselves this question, "if you are afraid of us, you do not look at us as human beings, and you do not want to serve and protect us as you would do the next person, why are you wearing a uniform that represents safety?" We have protested their actions, we have shared live footage of their brutality toward us, and we have started many movements in hopes of initiating a change, but nothing is being done about the violence that continues to occur. When will enough be enough? Why is it all about color and not character? Why are we not considered Americans; rather, black people in America? All of the questions that remain unanswered, all of the people that are dead without justice, and the ongoing blatant racism has stirred up anger in the black community and has left us to wonder what to do next?
Many things have been done in violence and anger and not love and understanding. Police officers have been killed in retaliation for the unjust deaths of our brothers and sisters. I want to make a call for peace, love , and unity. As black people, we must first take a look at ourselves. We have to love each other first before we can rally for justice. We have to care about each other enough to mentor our young black men without fathers. We have to understand the value and power behind a black man enough to stop killing each other. We are here for each other: to lift each other up in hard times, to protect each other. This is not just unique to the black community - or to Christians for that matter - but to all people of all races and denominations. We as Americans tend to take matters into our own hands, but we must remember that we are still one nation under God. We need guidance and we need an understanding that goes further than what we see from a secular view. Yes, we can start a riot; yes, we can stir up a war.0 Yes, we can do exactly what is done to us to others; but when all of the damage is done, what's next? That question alone is the reason that the nation has to look to our creator and seek Him in prayer to fix this very wicked world that we live in. We must seek Him and ask for His guidance, understanding, and love to take over the hearts of all Americans. We can not do this alone. We have already been in a Civil War, but one thing that the black community understood was that they had to look to a higher power to pull them out of turmoil. The same has to happen today. That is the only thing that will, not "make America great again," but will prolong the existence of America.
