-Do you know what it's like walking into a classroom full of white kids being ask "why do you look different"?
-Do you know what it's like to feel like your teacher is constantly calling on you to make an example out of you, maybe to fit a stereotype?
-What about playing on sports team at an early age and everyone expecting you to be fast or athletic
-Better yet, how bout playing basketball, and when you're not the tallest, something is wrong because the guys on tv are tall.
-How about getting to high school, not be given a equal chance because good quarterbacks look like John Elway or Dan Marino
-Have you ever been in an elevator and seen a white women clinch her purse.
-How bout walking down a hallway, street, and see the oncoming person cross the street.
-Ever walk in a store with money, and have the store employees stare at you the whole time like you're going to steal something
-Better yet, ever walk into a store with money in hand, and not have one person ask you for help
-Have you ever walked into a classroom to see you were the only person in there that looks like you, and everyone looks at you like you're not suppose to be there
-Ever feel like everytime you spoke at a public institution you were representing for every person that looks like you
-How about you reserved your comment, because that same power you felt above could be used against you, if you didn't know the correct answer
-Have you ever felt like you have to dress over on beyond, even when it's not called for just to get recognized
-Have you ever felt bad for obtaining something tangible because your people around you didn't have it, and you didn't want to ostracize yourself
-Ever felt like there is not room for error period
-Have you ever had the feeling that you were cheating yourself, your people, and ancestors because you don't want to check the Race box when applying for a job; all because you want a fair shot
-Ever been subjected to resume discrimination
-Ever had anyone look at you funny because you didn't rap, dance, sing, drink, or smoke weed
-Have you ever been pulled over while driving and you've haven't broken a law in sight
-Ever been thrown up against a cop car, and then released with an apology
-Do you remember the first time you were called the N word
-Do you know what it feels like to walk in public with someone that's not your ethnicity and to have your own and others give you that look
-Have you ever felt like you have to keep accomplishing more because society won't give you a break
-Do you know what it's like not to be "blessed with white privilege"
-Ever felt like you had to do everything TWICE as good as your peers because you're judged on a different scale
-Ever not feel comfortable being called African American or Black
-DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WAKE UP EVERYDAY AS A BLACK PERSON IN AMERICA?
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