We Are Tired

By Kaylan Amber Walcott

I am uncertain about a lot, but I am completely convinced of this; these times are scary, but unbelievably necessary.

I have spoken a lot to friends, family, and even my followers on social media about what it means to be Black in America, not just right now as the fight against police brutality is at the forefront of the news, but in a larger scheme of life. For centuries, people who look like me have been automatically subjected to a multitude of struggles, because for reasons I will never comprehend, someone decided that my skin color transcends the fact that I am human.