MLK was killed.
And people went into uproar.
They cried in anguish because they realized he was a Black man who didn’t deserve to die.
Rodney King was beaten.
And people went into uproar.
They cried in anguish because they realized a Black man didn’t deserve abuse.
#TrayvonMartin and #MichaelBrown were killed.
And people went into uproar.
They cried in anguish because they realized young Black men didn’t deserve to die.
#FreddieGray was killed.
And people went into uproar.
They cried in anguish because they realized young Black men with records didn’t deserve to die.
#SandraBland was killed.
And people went into uproar.
They cried in anguish because they realized young Black women didn’t deserve to die.
#BenKeita was killed.
And people went into uproar.
They cried in anguish because they realized young Black Muslims didn’t deserve to die.
Very soon,
People will uproar
When a Black trans person is killed.
Crying in anguish, realizing they did not have to die.
Beware the day.
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