Can you hear them? Our justice system can’t breathe. Or was that Eric Garner?

Oh, it’s both.

What’s going on in America? Riots, police brutality, more riots, lives lost, some rallies, some government walk outs, and who knows what will come next. Will the PEOPLE get what they want?

What exactly do the PEOPLE want? Justice. But most importantly, I think it’s becoming clear to more Americans and people around the world that there is a serious issue of racism and police brutality in our country. Maybe this was clear to some people, but clearly not enough if it is still an issue. America is one of the most violent countries in all aspects: military, individual citizens, police, and so on. That is part of the issue in itself. But the main problem is how are country was built with immigrants. European immigrants came to the Americas along with colonization and globalization, which led to the hundreds of years of oppression and slavery of African people.

Is this the fault of everyone living in the world now? No. But it’s our job to make sure that our terrible history doesn’t affect our present. What do I mean by this? There can be no more inequality between African Americans and Whites in America: in fact, there shouldn’t be inequality of opportunity, treatment, development, and so on of any races.

Mike Brown from Ferguson and Eric Garner from Staten Island may not have been outstanding citizens with history of minor robberies and/or arrests, but the way in which they were treated and black citizens continue to be treated is unacceptable. End of sentence, period.

What’s next? We all have to join in the fight against the struggle: we have to stand together and fight for the rights of all. The right to what, you may ask? To walk down the street without it being assumed you’re doing something wrong because of the color of your skin.