There are numerous problems I would like to fix within my community and the world. My generation is the future, so everything around us today is directly going to affect us. Right now, it is as if we are living in a sink with no drain. Sure, the little things wouldn't immediately impact us, but after a while we will be wading through the water of problems, and not long after that drowning in them. Parents are leaving their children to take care of the problems of today. Changes need to be made now before we are too far gone. All of the problems within the African-American community have cultivated into the Black Lives Matter movement. This movement needs to be recognized and understood so that we can have equality for all ethnicities.
400 years. That is how long we have been fighting. We made it through slavery. We made it through segregation, yet we still do not have the respect we deserve. Today, when looking at the size of the population of …show more content…
We have to fight for our place in the world today. The world sees what we are trying to do, but they don't truly hear the message we are trying to say. However, we do not need to use violence. As Martin Luther King said, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that". Our words have more power than anything else; however, we must stick together. The more of us that are chanting "#BlackLivesMatter" the more they will hear us. Some people disagree with this movement and instead say “All lives matter”. We need to get them to understand that although all lives definitely matter, this movement points out that black lives matter too. Unfortunately, at this point in time, the African-American community is constantly being targeted on. We need to bring up all of our brothers and sisters so that all lives can matter. Whether through peaceful protests, social media, or posters, we need to enlighten those around us. Only after we achieve true equality can we stand together in chant “all lives
400 years. That is how long we have been fighting. We made it through slavery. We made it through segregation, yet we still do not have the respect we deserve. Today, when looking at the size of the population of …show more content…
We have to fight for our place in the world today. The world sees what we are trying to do, but they don't truly hear the message we are trying to say. However, we do not need to use violence. As Martin Luther King said, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that". Our words have more power than anything else; however, we must stick together. The more of us that are chanting "#BlackLivesMatter" the more they will hear us. Some people disagree with this movement and instead say “All lives matter”. We need to get them to understand that although all lives definitely matter, this movement points out that black lives matter too. Unfortunately, at this point in time, the African-American community is constantly being targeted on. We need to bring up all of our brothers and sisters so that all lives can matter. Whether through peaceful protests, social media, or posters, we need to enlighten those around us. Only after we achieve true equality can we stand together in chant “all lives