 Yeah, let's just say I don't care if you see who I am or what I look like If that's the basis for relating to what I'm about to say then you can click off because it won't matter. Thank you My name is Kwame and I'm from Ghana I'm a freelance filmmaker and photographer who uses this medium and others to share my experiences and the things that I learned while living in a crowd and Honestly, I have planned a completely different video for this week celebrating my journey of becoming a professional freelancer and making it to six months but It just didn't feel right No with all that's going on around the world right now that I've come and just post my video like business as usual and just go No It didn't show right Since the world is so big on race mistreatment and segregation of humans based on where they come from I believe I'm very qualified to share my feelings here because I automatically belong to the group. That's the topic of discussion at the moment a topic of discussion That is seeing no change or I see no change for hundreds of years Because of the color of my skin I've had firsthand experience with unfair treatment Judgment and other subtle demeaning encounters from people who have been preconditioned to things of humans that look like me It makes me anxious Actually, it makes me angry to think that my children may have to go through this too To feel unwelcome and to have to defend their very existence because of how they look That my daughter may have it even worse because she happens to be a certain gender too So, yeah This is just to tell you that at the moment. There's a lot more important things than my celebration vlog and While this is going on in America amidst the corona pandemic that has hit the world you think that humans would just Chill and get along, you know fight the pandemic and just save ourselves but no 11 grown-ass men had raped and killed a woman in a church And just like the racism and injustice this isn't the first Many have lost so much, but alas no one listens. So, yeah The world is fucked up right now and as much as most of these things may be happening far away from you as a person You are connected to it by virtue of the fact that you are a human being So you may not be able to save the day with your pre-programmed privilege But here's something you can do See wrong for what it is Acknowledge it and speak against it See unfair and unjust treatment for what it is And if you happen to be in a position to stand up for something right, please don't hold back also Educate yourself about other people Educate yourself about subtle practices that go unnoticed because they don't directly affect you And if you happen to be very well informed about it Speak up you could be the bridge to better understanding for someone else Judgment stems from ignorance Empathy comes from knowing The knowledge of the human condition When we're all living on equal terms as humans with the right to exist in Peace on this earth, then maybe we can address our peculiar flaws as a people in society Until then All that matters at this moment is ending prejudice marginalization, abuse, murder Unfair treatment of people because they happen to be of a certain color or gender So yeah, this is my message for today We're all connected because we're all human beings and that's what you should remember You exist among people You can't be unbothered by all this Trees people kindly speak up against what's wrong Show up and speak against any injustice of any kind Offer comfort to those who need it It doesn't take away your humanity. It very much defines it What you're hearing now is a human heartbeat Not black Not white Not a man, not a woman, not a child A human being Just like you