I am

I am Black.

I am not a statistic.

I am not a thug.


I am not a thief.

I am not a criminal. 


I am not a demon. 


I am not violent.


I am not defiant. 


I am not ‘asking for it.’


I am not a pig up for slaughter. 


I am Mike Brown.


I am Trayvon Martin.


I am Eric Garner. 


I am Tamir Rice.


I am Kimani Gray. 


I am Kendrec McDade.


I am Timothy Russell. 


I am Ervin Jefferson.


I am Sean Bell. 


I am Sandra Bland.


I am black. 


I am a king. 


I am a queen. 


I am a brother.


I am a sister. 


I am a spouse.


I am a friend.


I am important.


I am a force to be reckoned with.


I am human. 


My life matters.