Eight years ago, Jay Z rapped about “black vs. white” being over on his single, “Off That,” featuring Drake. Concluding his verse, he said “it’s 2010, not 1864.” But, the current political climate sure makes it seem like those in charge want it to be.
Even in New York City, there have been reports of brutal racism. Not only was Eric Garner murdered there, but his mother was arrested for protesting, just this month. As if that wasn’t enough, a Brooklyn woman reported something just as sick
Driving her Lexus to work, the Brooklyn woman would go live on Facebook to reveal something. She told her followers that a man hit her car in an attempt to run her off the road. When police arrived, he demanded they search her car, all because she was black and didn’t deserve to drive a Lexus, assuming she must operate outside the confines of the law.
