This was supposed to be the happiest day in my life. It was going to be my first time going to predominantly white school. It was going to be a chance to prove to them that I am just as good as white people and that they shouldn't treat me differently because of the color of my skin, but when I arrived at the school it was not liked I thought. Everyone was looking at me , when I was walking down the hall everyone stared, they made fun of the way I dressed and laughed at my kinky hair. When I got to my class the teacher asked if I was in the wrong school. He said this school was for “White people who actually wanted to excel” and I should go back home and pick some cotton. That was so disrespectful. I said to the teacher didn't slavery end many years ago. He said while yes it did but he thought i still picked cotton for a living because i did it for so many years i was like a pro. I said if i still picked cotton then you must still be a slave master, you must still abuse and dehumanize African Americans because of the color of our skin . I asked the teacher if he knew that African americans or “slaves” built this country. I looked Mr. jones in his eye and asked him how can you wake up every night knowing that your people would rape kill dehumainze and abuse African americans. I asked Mr.jones how can you live with yourself knowing that your people would do blackface a stereotype african american men as rapist , monsters abusive kidnappers and a stronglove for sex. Mr.jones looked at me and said but aren't you stereotyping all whites as racist. I said NO i am not i never said all white people are racist, but it's kinda hard not to believe all whites aren't racist when yall are still killing my people because of the color of our skin, Yall are still saying that you kill us because y'all are in fear for yall lives when Yall are the ones with the guns, It's hard to believe that yall arent racist when yall keep shooting us when your hands are up, the only weapon we ever had was our Melanin, it's crazy how yall will really kill my people and make it seem like nothing it's fascinating how yall will shot us then tell us to freeze, but when we start protesting for our rights yall are confused on why we are protesting, we are protesting because BLM and yall white people need to stop tryna silence my people our voice will be heard no matter how long it takes because justice will be served for the killing of Breonna Taylor George Floyd Tamir rice Emmett Till Eric Garner Freddie Gray and many more.After my speech i started chanting BLM and the classed followed BLM,BLM,BLM,BLM,BLM. The teacher looked at us and told us to shut up, he said isn't that being selfish because yall are saying BLM lives matter not all lives matter. I said I am not trying to say that all lives don't matter, I am just saying that all lives can't matter until blm all lives can't matter until. I told him until Black people feel safe then all lives don't matter, so when i get pulled over by a cop i should be in fear of my life. Yall need to stop saying cops are here to protect because when they put on that badge there is a different person when they kill someone and they have that adge on the feel it should be justified because they're just doing their job. Will Mr.jones was the killing of Breonna Taylor George Floyd Tamir rice Emmett Till Eric Garner Freddie Gray justified were they just doing their job. No they were just be RACIST cops. It's too late for change now Mr.jones even if cops learn to respect everyone no matter their skin color Breonna Taylor George Floyd Tamir rice Emmett Till Eric Garner Freddie Gray dont get their lives back, they don't get to continue what they were doing. Even if the cops change who knows they won't turn back, because their main goal is always to be ahead of us and be Superior because like you said Mr. Jones were just slaves. While your people are the actual people with lives because you get to go teach and I get to go pick cotton. Don't discriminate because BLM matters. I told Mr.Jones that you don't have to be racist ,you could change ,Me Mr.Jones and the class went outside and started sing this song” My skin is powerful you know that true ts by beautiful color that offends, you want to hurt us and try to bring us down but my skin is too powerful i will say it loud.Before i knew it the whole school was singing my song The whole school had their fist up saying black lives matter. I can't believe it. I made a difference. I made a difference just by using my voice I made people realize that black lives matter and you shouldn't treat any one different because of the color of their skin. When i got home and my mom asked me how school was and i said great everyone treated me the same they treated me like, she didn't believe what was coming out my mouth she thought that the white kids at my school were forcing me to say that i liked it there but i really did like it there. I told my mom about what happened at school and she didn't believe a word I said. I said but mom it's true she said Harmony Sky Jones if dont stop lying the gods can hear you. I said mom you didn't have to call out my whole government. She said girl Shut up and were moving
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