DOES RACISM STILL EXIST?
February 26th on a dark rainy night a typical 17 year old took what he thought would be a temporary break away from the NBA basketball game. He headed to the nearest 7 eleven store to purchase some ice tea and a bag of skittles to enjoy the game. He left the store with a dark gray hoody on his head to shield himself from the never ending rains drops. Little did he know that that would be his last trip anywhere because he would never reach his desired destination.
What was it that caused this 17 year old with so much life left in him to cross paths with a 28 year old mixed Hispanic male who was a neighborhood watch volunteer?
“SILENT RACISM” is what caused these two to cross paths. Never in a million years did Trayvon Martin believe that he would be the victim of “SILENT RACISM”. A loud bullet silenced his cries for help for an eternity on that fatal night. A young BLACK male walking in the neighborhood was assumed to look suspicious, assumed to be up to no good, assumed to be on drugs just because he was born with a skin tone two shades darker than George Zimmerman.
After months of protests and an alarmingly high response of outrage from the public Trayvon Martin NEVER did get a fair trial. He died that night with so much life left in him while his killer went FREE.
Some may have questioned in times path does racism still exist? Unfortunately it does and has taken on a new subtle form called “SILENT RACISM.” The legacy of Trayvon Martin demonstrates that although we as colored people have come a long way in terms of equal rights we still have a LONGER way to go.