NEC Champions For Change: LIU's Derick Eugene (Football Student-Athlete)

As a black man it is important that I do my part in building awareness and spreading knowledge not only for myself but for future so that we are in a better place in five years than we are now. The unfortunate event that cost George Floyd his life has led people all over the country to speak up and continue the fight for TRUE equality in a system that has continuously been combative with what black people are fighting for. It is important this message be shared with people. We must talk about the wrong that has continuously happened in order to change. Knowledge is a very important part as we move forward.

I try to help spread the message when I join Pastor Todd, who is part of Church Unleashed, to spread the message and share why the Black Lives Matter movement is important to black people. The message that I share comes from the bible (Luke 15). The message is of the 100 sheep and in this group 1 sheep is missing. The man leaves the 99 to search for the 1 that is clearly in more danger than the rest. The other 99 sheep matter but the man understands who needs help the most. Black people are that 1 sheep right now in this country. We in understand that All Lives Matter but historically, currently, and continuously, Black Lives have not mattered and it is what we’re trying to change in this country.

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