When the domestic terrorist attack occurred on the capital, which has now been coined White Privilege Wednesday in many spaces, all I could do was look in horror as the capital building was engulfed in white privilege that dripped so apparently through the bold acts of defiance and active claiming of public spaces as if in their own backyard. The symbolism of confederate flags, nooses and other hate memorabilia took me to a space that felt unclear. I began to feel a mix of emotions that included curiosity, confusion and then trickles of fear began to creep up my spine…

We are raised with the ideology of the United States as the land of the free, a just and fair country that is accountable to their population. This narrative emphasizes believing in our system, due process and justice always being served. Yet as a black child I also heard another narrative of what happened to people who looked like me throughout history…