if you’ve never had a fear of being pulled over because you knew what could happen you’re lucky. if you’ve never had to worry about your family coming home simply because they could get attacked because of the color of their skin you’re lucky. if you never been given the talk +

of what to do when you get pulled over you’re lucky. if you’ve never encountered racists who loved to call you a monkey or the n word you’re lucky. if you’ve never had to explain to your white friends that things they said were racist you’re lucky. if you’ve never been told +

“you’re pretty for a black girl” or “you’re smart for a black girl” or “your skin is nice for a black girl” then you’re really fucking lucky. you don’t deal with the constant comments or constant fear of never coming home or someone you love never coming home all because +

people hate the way you look. imagine looking at your siblings having to condition them to act a certain way so they don’t attract the police. that’s why protesting all lives matters is not the fucking way. ALL lives DO matter but we should be focusing on the lives being lost.

the BLACK lives being lost. the BLACK community being silenced. we need to focus on the people who’ve been suffering and silenced.. people who are starting to feel hopeless and like we have no future because we won’t make it.