An Open Letter to Annetta

An Open Letter to Annetta

Dear Annetta,

At age 7, you told yourself that you wanted to be a Lawyer when you grew up without fully understanding what the career path meant and without having a full grasp on the concept of Law & Order. The year was 2004 and you had seen the robe and wig of your Mother’s partner Norris Scholar hanging around his home and had become fascinated with this idea. Unlike most children however, you did not change career aspirations after this or sift through several options. You had made a firm choice that this was in fact what you wanted for yourself. There have been many persons who had asked you why you didn’t study another discipline or asked if you were pressured to study law… You knew what they did not. This was entirely your choice.

An Open Letter to White People

An Open Letter to White People

Just because you can’t see something doesn’t mean it does not exist. Just because you’ve never experienced something doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened. Black People have been living under an oppression system and have been terrorized long before the murder of George Floyd. It is exhausting. This is a rant.