Because we ALL matter

I was talking to my friend earlier and she mentioned the stress felt by the civil unrest that is currently going on 

She is friends with a lot of brothers in blue and went on to say that all lives matter 

And I just couldn’t let it go 

Because of the simple truth that all lives matter, activists have come together to make sure this is more than words on paper 

Because all lives matter, we need to ensure that justice is also brought forth against the injustices committed against black people 

If Breonna Taylor were white, you better believe that the people who took her life would have been brought to justice 

It’s a human right that all people deserve and yet in 2020 people of color are denied this for some reason 

And it is exhausting to still have to explain that yes I am a woman, I am black and I am human

This should never be an issue 

But it is 

I’m so over this 

We are all human and should be treated justly 

Money, titles, politics and color should not be an issue

Why have so many people been shot at and lost their life for doing nothing while being black?

Because the justice system simply sees color 

Because the justice system gives privilege in looking the other way when it comes to crimes committed against people of color 

It’s about our human rights 

If it were white kids locked up in cages there would be a huge riot about child abuse 

But these kids have color so no one says anything 

Because all lives matter the same justice that supports white lives should support all lives and bring it all to light 

It’s not about favoritism 

It’s about being human 

It’s about educating yourself about what’s right 

My friend didn’t even know about Breonna Taylor 

No, she doesn’t live under a rock but she didn’t know 

Perhaps because the news outlets don’t give enough coverage about the injustices being done 

Except when it’s a riot and then you can’t look away 

The point of the protests was to bring forth justice ignited by George Floyd 

They were meant to change the world for the better because we all matter

Instead people felt pressure and did what they thought was justice for one man 

When so many other people of color need justice too 

It’s not about having a protest for each black person that has been wronged 

It’s about changing things so that the same measure of justice that is applied to a white person may also be applied to people of color because we all matter 

If there were stricter laws in regards to applying force and the regard for life, Elijah McClain would still be playing the violin to animals at a shelter 

Because anyone with an ‘issue’, that is armed would think twice before harming anyone including a person of color because the eyes of justice would be covered as she is rightfully represented in mythology as we all deserve justice regardless of what we look like  

In 2020 I had to explain to my friend that this is an actual thing 

I told her that as a black woman and she cut me off saying that I’m beautiful and that right there is part of the problem 

Latinos are just as guilty of this systemic racism

By my friend mentioning beauty it’s almost to counteract my being black when being bonita o fea has nothing to do with the conversation 

We need to teach people all over that skin difference in skin color is just that-difference of skin color 

It doesn’t make anyone more or less human because we are all the same

Those adjectives that follow morena pero… need to stop because they aren’t making things any better 

Latinos need to come face to face with the fact that yes you’re black, you’re indigenous and probably white but that’s the magic that makes you who are 

It’s not something to feel shame for because when it is things get complicated like it’s down to choosing sides of who you want to be with 

And humanity should never come to that 

Vanilla and Chocolate are just as delicious together as they are individually 

Never make anyone choose because flavor is flavor and it’s all fantastic 

Bionica