Naomi Pierre-Antoine, 13

Naomi Pierre-Antoine, 13

It can be hard as a black girl growing up in world that is against you. You are always reminded that you are at the bottom in society because 1 I am black and 2 I am a woman. I’m scared for my family and friends who are of color will get stop by the police and get killed for some stupid reason. All of these videos and news articles about men and women of color get kill “because they look threatening” makes me sad, angry, and depressed at this world. I’m honestly scared of the police and hope I never have to confront them when I’m out walking privately. I’m scared for me and my family to go outside and them being pulled over. My uncles were just telling me how they got pulled over because the police thought they had cocaine when they were just eating doughnuts. I get nervous when I’m in a predominantly caucasian area and all eyes are on me. Thankfully a thing that is positive about being black is the support that you receive for your community. That’s all I have for now.