Why? The Color of my Skin

Location

10027
United States
40° 48' 50.0076" N, 73° 57' 44.7588" W

Why? Why can’t I walk in the streets of New York City and
Get looked at or stopped because
The way that I act, or the way that I dress because
The Color of My Skin.

Why? Why I’m I far more likely than a white boy to get incarcerated and
Society is colorblind because
I’m racially targeted because
The Color of My Skin.

Why? Why if Jim Crow Laws were abolished and
There’s a black President because
There should be no discrimination because
The Color of My Skin

And Why? Why should I strive to be better in life and
Look back to my ancestors past because
I need to learn from it to progress because
THE COLOR OF MY SKIN.

Comments

Marlyn Barroso

I am very interested in the Criminal Justice System and why African Americans are being targeted more than the rest in the United States. Since I am from New York City and the tactic Stop and Frisk is implemented more, it surprises me every time.

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