Dear Dr. King,
Back in 2008, Barack Obama was elected and I understood what you meant when you said, "..it was a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity." Just 8 years later, Hate was elected and I lost that feeling. In August of the same year, Eric Reid and Colin Kaepernick decided to kneel during the national anthem in response to the unjust murder of Alton Sterling. #TakeAKnee. People feuded over social networks but one tweet stood out from the rest. "Maybe he should find a country that works better for him"-Donald J. Trump.
"America has given the negro a bad check, a check that has come back marked insufficient funds." The courts keep giving us a bad verdict, one that always come back marked not guilty. Philando Castile, Alton Sterling, Keith Lamont Scott, Michael Brown, Anthony Lamar Smith, Tamir Rice, Freddie Gray, Sandra Bland. You said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." Trayvon is starting to sound like a whisper. I know we're not satisfied, we must be asleep. #StayWoke
On a good note, I haven't seen any "whites only" signs in the streets, but I see the signs of white privilege in schools, offices, and in the media. Black actors, singers, producers, and directors getting invited to award shows but rarely getting awarded. Guess the odds weren't in their favor, but oddly enough they "randomly" chose the little black boy to wear the "coolest monkey in the jungle" sweatshirt. If you think that was mistake, you're in a deep slumber.
I'm sorry Dr. King, we're still dreaming.
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