May 10, 2018
“I deserve to be here. I pay tuition like everybody else,” an annoyed Siyonbola told responding officers in one video after they asked for her ID. “I’m not going to justify my existence here. My ancestors built this university. I know I’m not in trouble.” - Lolade Siyonbola
I’m happy that Lolade Siyonbola wasn’t physically harmed and that she stood up for herself. Even after Ms. Siyonbola unlocked her dorm room door, the police continued to challenge her right to be there.
I’m deeply saddened by the fact that white people use the police like their personal attack dogs, and sic them on Black people for the “crime” of simply existing in public.
