Meghan Markle's powerful message about racism after George Floyd's death
Prince Harry's wife has dedicated a few words to the racial conflict in the United States in a graduation speech at her former high school in California
Two weeks after a new chapter in the history of the racial conflict that affects the United States began after the death of George Floyd at the hands of the police, Meghan Markle has decided to break her silence with a powerful message about racism in an act of virtual graduation from his old California high school.
“For the past two weeks, I have been planning what to tell you at your graduation and, as we have all seen in the last few weeks, what is happening in our country and in our state and in our hometown of Los Angeles has been absolutely devastating. So, I wasn't quite sure what to say. I wanted to say the right thing. And I was very nervous if she didn't or if someone was going to question her. Until I realized that the only wrong thing is to say nothing, "Prince Harry's wife began her message.
“The lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile and Tamir Rice mattered, and so did the lives of many people we know and many others whose names we don't know. The first thing I want to tell you is that I'm sorry. I regret that you have to grow up in a world where this is still present ”, continued the Duchess of Sussex, who has been very affected by the cases of police brutality against blacks in her country of origin.
“Use your voice in a way stronger than ever, because most of you are already 18 years old or about to turn 18, so you can vote. Have empathy for those who do not see the world through the same lens as you, because with how diverse, vibrant and open this institute is, I know that you know that black lives matter ”, asked the actress, who made reference to the world-renowned slogan #BlackLivesMatter (Black Lives Matter) to call on young people to elect a government that does not allow the racial discrimination that is still so prevalent in the United States in the upcoming elections, which will be held in November.
Although Meghan in this case did not want to talk about the racism experienced by the United Kingdom when some conservative sectors of the population were very critical of the arrival of a young woman of African-American origin to the British royal family, in recent days a video has gained relevance six years ago in which the actress already referred to the discrimination suffered in her youth for her skin color.
In these images, Prince Harry's wife had already assured that, being the daughter of a white father and a black mother, she had lived through very violent episodes in the past and hoped that things would change for future generations: “For me This is something very personal, I am of two races. Many people do not know how to identify myself, and many times I have had to be a mere spectator of the things that have been said to me, sometimes offensive jokes, or what they have called me (...) I am very proud of my heritage, of that of both parts, where I come from and where I am going, but I hope that when it comes time to have children people will have a more open mind to see how things change. Having a world full of mixtures makes it better, more beautiful, more interesting ”.
