IT’S GONNA BE ME (2000) – *NSYNC

Instead your anger and rage should be channeled towards the man who, back in May 2023, chased 14 year old Cyrus Carmack Belton down for allegedly stealing 4 water bottles (which he didn’t) and shot him. This took place in Richmond County, South Carolina.

Rick Chow was the man who took the life of a 14 year old boy for a crime he didn’t commit just because he was Black. Because of this, Cyrus and his family didn’t get the justice they deserved, and Rick Chow was found not guilty.

The Asian community has a lot to answer for when it comes to anti-blackness because this isn’t the first time it happened.

In March 1991, Latasha Harlins was shot dead at 15 in LA by Soon Ja Du who was a Korean American convenience store owner. Latasha was shot in the back of the head over her allegedly stealing a bottle of orange juice which she didn’t. While Soon Ja Du’s sentencing was convicted, her sentencing was light, and she was free shortly after.

Both of them were just kids. They had lives, families, and dreams.

How many more Black children have to suffer just because of the colour of their skin?