Is it bad that I don't want my name to turn into a hashtag because I was a victim of police brutality?

Is it bad that I hope that when I have children of my own if they like somebody and want to ask them out, the first thing on their mind won't be "I wonder whether they like dating black girls/boys?"

Is it bad that I still think of how those names that should be stained in our minds, seem to have faded out of most people's minds. Why have we forgotten Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, Sandra Bland, Jeremy McDole and sadly even more?

Is it bad that I don't want my hairstyles to be turned into a trend for white people?

Is it bad that I want to be selfish with my own culture?

Is it bad that I read books and wonder why there isn't even one with a main character that even remotely looks like me?

Is it bad that I'm black and as a matter of fact I can speak English, read, write and no I don't act as though I'm uneducated?

Is it bad that I never considered it to be child abuse when my mother gave me a few whips for being stupid when I was a kid?

Is it bad that I wake up in the morning, wondering who's going to be the next one whose life will be taken because a white police officer thought they could treat them like shit because they're black?

Is it bad that I'm sick and tired of arguing with ignorant people on things that affect me and my race every single day?

Is it bad that I hope that one day all the races will be treated equally without privilege?

- keeping it real