I know I’m super late to start reading about all of this or start to speak up about the Central Park 5 incident but after watching the “When They See Us” Netflix docu-series there is no way I cannot write about it. I have so many emotions inside of me that all I can do is cry. I’m so upset, angry, sad, frustrated, hurt. I feel hopeless, like there’s truly no use in even trying because so much has gone on in this world where people, real human beings with souls and lives, continue to be treated like animals or pawns because of our legal system and our society. I don’t understand how we live in a world where people are so evil. They really have no clue that the people they are treating like game pieces are HUMANS. Just the same as them. They have their own lives, their own hopes and plans to make the world a better place.
When I hear in the news or see with my very own eyes on social media the horrors of our world regarding racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. All I think about are the people in my life who could have been in the exact same situation. My father is black, my brother is black, my boyfriend is black, my cousins are black. While I type this now, my heart is aching for all of these black men in my life whose life could have gone completely different if it were them in the Central Park instead of Yusif, Kevin, Antron, Kory or Raymond.
I literally had to take a break after crying and writing my feelings after finishing the documentary but now is the important part. I can’t just continue to stay quiet, I can’t continue to just live in my own little bubble when the lives of men and women, just like mine, are being changed for the worse because of the justice system or the social system in America. I need to speak up. I need to stop thinking about myself and start thinking about how to make a change.
This is where I am at a loss. Yes, speaking out about the horrors to spread awareness helps, but I want to make a deeper impact. I want to see the families, see the children or adults that have been suffering and continue to suffer from all of the injustices. I want to see them and help them. If anyone has any recommendations as to how I should go about this, I would really appreciate it. I think that is the most difficult part for me, I know I want to make a change, now how do I do it. Thank you so much for listening to me as I ranted a little but it was very necessary. Go make a change in the world and hit me up if you have any suggestions as to how I could do this as well.
P.S. go watch “When They See Us” and don’t forget to spread love.