Not my idea by Anastasia Higgenbotham.
When grown ups try to hide scary things from kids,
it's usually because they are scared too.
You don't need to worry about this.
Understand?
Now, skin color makes a difference in how the world
sees you.
I want to bring my aunt a gift.
This will only take a minute.
It makes a difference in how much trouble seems to
find you or let you be in stores, in cars,
at school.
So relieved you got here safely.
Why wouldn't we?
The protests.
Marchers came to demand justice.
Demand an end to killings across the nation.
They're blocking the road.
You may get the message that racism is happening only
to black and brown people.
I can't watch the news.
That police officer was just doing his job.
Come away from the TV now.
You can face this.
Understanding the truth takes courage.
Racism was not your idea.
You can bring your curiosity to learn about it.
Some white people joined the leaders of Black Liberation.
Angelina Grimke and Sarah Grimke.
White people joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Julian Bond, Nina Simone, nuns joined fellow marchers on the
Selma to Montgomery March.
John Lewis and fellow demonstrators kneel in 1962.
Colin Kaepernick kneels in 2017.
You have a chance to care about this to connect.
I need to know what's going on.
Why didn't anyone teach me real history?
You can't hide what's right in front of me.
I know what that police officer did was wrong.
Racial justice is possible, but only if we're honest with
each other and ourselves.
Your history's not all written yet.
What do you want it to say?