I had the opportunity to go to a protest against social justice on the University of West Georgia campus. Students came together wearing all black in protest against police brutality and social injustices. Tyree King, Terrance Crutcher and Keith Lamont Scott (add Alfred Olango) were unarmed black men that were murdered by police recently. This has been an unsettling trend for several years now. These injustices only highlight other forms of prejudice and racism in America. Mass incarceration, redlining, housing discrimination, failing schools are other travesties can be traced back to racism in our country. At this peaceful protest, we addressed these concerns. We lamented, we encouraged, we supported each other. A few police officers walked passed the protest, but did not care to join us. The biggest takeaway were students sharing ideas on how to rectify these problems step-by-step. I heard some very rational, doable suggestions that we can work towards daily. Students reinforced the importance of voting locally. We have to elect citizens who are socially aware of these concerns. Not only socially aware, but people who actually care about these injustices and who are ready to work to change things. We talked about how important it is to educate ourselves on the leaders in our own communities so that we can negotiate and address our concerns with them. We also discussed our responsibility to engage and educate ourselves about our history in this country. In elementary school, I was never taught about black history. I heard about Martin Luther King and that was it. I did not know about Black Wall Street until about 4 years ago (please research it if you have not heard of it). If we know our history in this country, we can better understand the psychological roots of racism that we deal with outwardly and internally. With a better perspective of our own history, we will be able to voice our issues with clarity with historical evidence. This will also help us see how our ancestors dealt with injustice and what worked and did not work in their generation. There were other poignant ideas, but I think one stood out from the rest. We have to engage our people groups with these problems, namely white people. There were five white people at the protest. Racism is not a black people problem, it is a humanity problem. There is stratification in this country that has to be addressed. As students, we have the demanding, yet wonderful opportunity to express our plight with people who are not directly affected by racism. We have access to people in our classes and social groups that need to be educated about the black experience in America. There will be expected pushback and even resentment. But if we want progression, it will take a steadfast approach. Conflict always precedes change in any true movement. It will be worth it. This will take time, but the vision I saw at the protest is attainable. Hopefully, we will be the generation that will provoke social, economical and psychological change in America.