by Queen Muse

Black people already know that white privilege exists. We know this because we observe it every day on our jobs, in our schools, and sometimes even while simply trying to get a good table at a restaurant. We also know that police brutality and discrimination are real issues that disproportionately affect people of color. We know this because research data says so, but more importantly because we serve as first hand witnesses when we live through these unjust experiences, every single day.

by Dr. Stephany Rose

#CrimingWhileWhite is not solidarity for justice. It is glaring evidence that white privilege is utterly blinding.

In the wake of a no indictment for NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo who killed Eric Garner by choke hold in July of 2014 renewed calls for justice have ignited citizens across the United States and communities around the globe. The decision for a grand jury not to indict Officer Pantelo comes in the midst of national unrest against excessive police violence that results statistically higher in homicide by police in black communities. Protests and demonstrations proclaiming #blacklivesmatter continue to erupt across the country as more and more grand juries seem to sanction the excessive violence of paramilitary police officers.