COMMENTARY: THE UNDERGRADUATE GRAND CHAPTER OFFICERS
The racial preju- dice we black men face each day is truly disgusting. I should not have to step foot outside to not only worry about the global pandemic, but to also fear for my life because I can be shot, suffocated, harassed at any time BLATANTLY by police. Years later we are facing the same problems that our mothers, fathers, grandparents, and ances- tors faced. What do people expect that we do at this
point? We protest, we march, we record live video evidence of these
incidents involved with our ‘law enforcement’ but noth- ing is ever enough. We Black men have rights just like YOU. We do not deserve to be treated unfairly, just like YOU. We absolutely DO NOT deserve to die for the color of our skin. We deserve much better than the systematic oppression we face every day. Until white RACISTS are held ac- countable for their actions, there will never ever be peace in this country.
Nickolas C. Staats Grand Lt. Strategus The Western Michigan University Chapter, the Gamma Beta
of Kappa Alpha Psi Spring 2018 Initiate
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