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- Do not forget Michael Brown
- Do not forget how the media dehumanized him and tried to justify his murder
- Do not forget how peaceful protests were painted as savage riots
- Do not forget police armed with military grade weapons terrorized and arrested black civilians
- Do not forget Darren Wilson being awarded over $400,000 in fundraiser donations for murdering an unarmed black child
- Do not forget that this system was not built to defend us, but to control us
- Do not forget Ferguson
philogynoir
This post brought back so many memories for me.
For those of you who don’t know, I live in St. Louis - 20 minutes away from Ferguson. On August 9, 2014 - the day Michael Brown was killed - I was out of town. I cannot tell you the feeling I got when I read what all my friends were saying on Facebook.
As soon as I got back home (the next day), my city was in an uproar. I protested many times, saw innocent people tackled to the ground then thrown in police cars, felt the intensity of dozens of guns aimed at my back as I screamed, “hands up don’t shoot!”
To make matters worse, I had to finish up my last semester of college while processing this trauma. Just to hear my classmates demonize a teenager to justify his extrajudicial murder.
The following year, I worked at a credit union and GUESS WHO I had to serve with a smile? Yes, Mr. Wilson himself.
I don’t mean to make this about myself, but what happened to Mike has forever changed me and I could never forget. The events that took place after his execution solidified my distrust in this system and they are what drive me to fight so vehemently for our liberation today.
