In a moving video shared to his Instagram on Thursday, Good Morning America host Michael Strahan, he expressed his anger in the wake of the death of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor. Michael talked about his frustration because of that saw no resolution or justice, after having the same conversation time and time again about police brutality and racial inequality.
“It is very difficult to understand as a Black man why the color of their skin makes people scared of you,” the former NFL player, said. “As a Black man in this country, a country that’s supposed to be free, a country that’s supposed to have your back, is supposed to be your country . . . but don’t have the freedoms that we are fighting for others to have, do not have the respect that you are fighting for others to have, but expects that respect is the most difficult part”.
“What a way to get to know me, by pulling me over for doing nothing.”
Michael shared his own experience with the police, which reveals that he was arrested for no reason while driving for only a week and a half before. However, once the officer looked in the car and saw that it was Michael driving, he changed his idea. “I said: ‘Oh, Michael, I’m a big fan. When I was a child, I would like to go trick-or-treating only to reach his home with the hope of meeting you,” Michael explained. “What a way to get to know me, by pulling me over for doing nothing.” He emphasized that this was one of the many times that he had been noticed by the officers in the past simply by the color of their skin.
While Michael expressed his anger, he also said that he was holding on to the hope. He urged his followers to stop relying on others to change for them and instead focus on making changes for themselves. “I hope my children can grow up and be in a better place than the place we’re in right now,” he said. Watch the powerful video in full above, and find out what you can do to fight for racial justice and the end of police brutality.
