Unfortunately, just like many other stories that are displayed in the media, hundreds of thousands of people hear about a tragic incident that took place around the world and flock together in support of those that were affected by it in the hopes that they can foster some type of action. The pitiful part about it is that the attention that most allot to the story does not extend any further than the amount of time than the amount of airtime the the story receives. Sometimes stories receive a shortened sentence of screen time in exchange for stories of less importance that take precedence over events such as the discovery of one of the girls from the mass kidnapping by the Boko Haram terrorist group or the instance of widespread water pollution in Rio.
Earlier this week actor Jesse Williams received a humanitarian award at the BET awards and in his acceptance speech he highlighted not the strides that we have done so far in our walk towards equality for all but he made mention of the massive amount of work that remains. Whilst Williams received praise across various social media networks critic Tomi Lahren took the opportunity to document her disdain for the comments he made in his speech. She even went as far as to suggest that Blacks do not face any inequalities in comparison to their white counterparts nor should members have a platform to express the plight that we experienced as imported prisoners to this country.
I do not believe that the goal of Williams speech was to demean the white race but to instead point out the discrepancies that exist in the race relations that take place, mainly in the interactions that the law enforcement community maintains with blacks. No twelve year old regardless of race should lose his life for engaging in harmless recreation with a toy gun when individuals twice his age are allowed to roam the streets and public institutions with rifles resting on their backs; Then again we do live in a world where ivy league educated athletes (RAPISTS) and police officers claiming Black lives unlawfully will receive a pardon before justice is served.
Check out Lahren's commentary here:
