#AhmaudArbery, I pause as I write this unsure what to say. Your name should have never been added to the list of those like #TrayvonMartin, #PhilandoCastile, #TamirRice. Haven’t we marched enough, cried enough, screamed enough. Don’t they see your worth?
I have a nephew your age. When I look into your eyes, I see him. And what a beautiful soul he is, and I hesitate to say, you were. My heart literally breaks for you. For your family, your mom. But hearts breaking is not enough. It won’t bring you back. And that’s what cuts deep.
It takes more than the black community to scream out for recognition of our humanity. We can’t march to fix a problem we ourselves did not create. So allies of all races and ethnicities, I need you to find your voice like YESTERDAY. Speak up! At your dinner tables, Speak up.
At your job, Speak Up. At church Sunday morning, Speak up. At family gatherings, Speak up! We don’t have the luxury of you remaining silent for that supports the very fabric of racism that kills us on every front. So don’t walk on by. Look #Ahmaud in the eye & see YOUR nephew too
