Kate Mara Instagram – 🖤 @mother.ly • “Raising a black boy is a scary blessing. It is like a big countdown from when your child grows from this cute little person into a threatening weapon. Even though, my black baby boy may hate violence, may not believe in carrying weapons or even fighting. The sheer amount of melanin in his skin will make him a threat in a short amount of time. I wish time would slow down. Not only because I want to cherish these sweet moments of his childhood, but also because I know that it’s only a matter of time before I can no longer protect this beautiful black boy from the ignorant people that will see him as a weapon of mass destruction only because of his skin color. How much longer do I have before my 8-year-old son grows from cute to a threat? This is a question I constantly ask myself. ❌Maybe 20 years? No… that can’t be right because #AhmaudArbery was an unarmed black boy killed at the age of 24 for just going on a daily jog. ❌Maybe 10 years? No… that can’t be right because #TrayvonMartin was an unarmed black boy killed at the age of 17 for just wearing a hoodie. ❌Maybe 5 years? No… that can’t be right either because #TamirRice was an unarmed black boy killed at the age of 12 for just playing with toys in the park. ______________________________________ To the Non-Black Mom, Can you raise your child not to fear my son’s black skin? Can you become an advocate and stand with mothers of black sons, to fight for justice? We need you as allies. We need you to pull up and be an activist when we are too. We show up for you being feminists and advocating Women’s Rights, now is the time that I need you to show up for us. Every last one of those men that killed an unarmed black boy was raised by a mother. I wish that mother had the opportunity to read this post when her child was young.” 📷: @joydukes