9/11 Personal Narrative

My friend explained to me that after 9/11 her father was attacked because they were from Pakistan people accused him of being a terrorist and connected to the 9/11 attacks, her father made the decision to go against his religion and have her take off her Hijab to avoid being attacked. Hearing this,fear started to build inside of me at the thought of someone being only 12 years old and having to deal with very real issues. As she spoke her voice started to fade away and all the noise in the background disappeared. Furthermore, I started to prepare to defend my friend and our friendship. However, there ended up being nothing to defend and over time my friend drifted most likely out of fear of the unknown I suppose that in a situation like that …show more content…
The first time I realized that I was actually black and it mattered was my freshmen year of college. I walked to the bookstore on a break from school and wanted to buy a new rap album probably nothing I would currently listen to but I digress. I approached the register and there was a Caucasian woman being checked out before me. The cashier was very pleasant and smiling with the Caucasian woman when it was my turn in line I approached the cashier and asked her how she was doing hoping to get the same service as the customer before me. The looked that I got truly gave me complete understanding of the expression “If looks could kill”, the cashiers look and reaction really hurt me and at that moment I took a look at the music from my black culture and the melanin in my skin and realized that it was not loved nor accepted by all. Furthermore, looking back on that moment at this present moment in time it prepared me for the world and taught me that not everyone will accept me but it is my duty to still love all. It is my belief that love really does break-down barriers and I cannot allow a few individuals to impact how I feel about an entire race