Speech to denounce racism in our society

Good afternoon, thank you to each one of you for being here with me today.

We, Americans, are speaking out today to stop and denounce the systemic racism that some people face.

Racism is everywhere in our society even around us. It's not always noticeable. But it's there.

So, should we accept the fact that it is there, must we adapt?

Does an African American woman have to listen to her coworkers saying that her hair is “unprofessional”, does she have to laugh at racial jokes, does she have to face micro-aggressions every day, does she have to feel the pain and oppression of racism.

It can make some people's life an everyday battle even if we don’t always see them. So much to that some people must speak out in order to denounce systemic racism towards the black community. For instance, when an African American man named George Floyd was killed by a white police officer who chokes him to death in June 2020, was he killed because he did something wrong? No! He was killed because of his skin color. How can you stand always being in risk of death in the streets?

This is the reason why the Black Lives Matter movement have craved for recognition and condemns any type of violence. Moreover, Civil rights activists, known for their fight against social injustice and their lasting impact on the lives of all oppressed people. One of the pioneers who fight against racism in the United States, Angela Davis, she was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1944. However, Angela was exposed to both racism and activism at an early age…

And to quote Martin Luther King in this day dedicated to him: "Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in."

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