If anyone still doubts that racism is alive in America, they should compare the recent peaceful arrest of white supremacist Dylan Roof to police’s fatal treatment of Eric Garner (who was allegedly selling cigarettes) — it’s more than alive, racism is rife.
This is how you arrest a white man who shot 9 people, and this is how you arrest a black man for selling cigarettes pic.twitter.com/hmgbRRpMqb
— Luke Tipoki (@LukeTipoki) June 18, 2015
Previously, musicians like Kendrick Lamar, Lupe Fiasco and Killer Mike have offered their perspective on the issue. Now, Blood Orange (aka Dev Hynes) has released a song expressing his thoughts, along with a statement on Facebook: “America is in the middle of an act of terrorism right now, and black people are being attacked and killed every day.” Give Do You See My Skin Through The Flames a listen below, and read Dev’s statement in its entirety on Facebook..
Credits
Text Isabelle Hellyer
Photography Beau Grealy