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I would be lying if I said I live in constant fear every time I go outside. The thing that I do carry with me every time I leave the house is the warnings and guidance from my parents, my aunts and uncles, my cousins, my mentors....
...Warnings that I will not be treated the same as a white person if I ask a women walking her dog in the park to follow the rules and put a leash on it. Which may lead to her calling the police and telling them she& #39;s, "being harassed by a large Black man"....
...That I won& #39;t be viewed the same as a white person when I go for a jog. Which may lead to me be hunted down and killed like an animal...
...and when a police officer has his knee on my neck, and I tell him I can& #39;t breathe. There& #39;s a chance he will not heed my words, which means I won& #39;t be coming back to my parents, aunts uncles, cousins, and mentors...
I choose not to live in fear when I leave the house. I can& #39;t choose my skin color, and I can& #39;t choose how people view me when I& #39;m doing the same things any person would do regardless of skin color....
...But I do carry a heightened level of awareness when I step through the door. I do say no thank you when some of my white friends ask me to do certain things or go certain places, based on what I think the likelihood of race coming into play is....
...No I don& #39;t live in constant fear. I just know that because of my skin color not everyone will value my life. So I always keep that in the back of my head. This is the reality for all POC. God created us the same, but some people don& #39;t view us the same...
