#brownunity

[metissagesanguemisto]

Too much black pride. Not enough black unity. . . #fightthepower #blackunity #brownunity #love #peace #harmony #biracial #mixed #mulriracial https://www.instagram.com/p/CEWnvJtIlGD/?igshid=1v3qhckxv9dga

[lasfotosproject]

Emily Hernandez, age 15 East Los Angeles

 “¡Brown Unity!”

 The mural in this image means a lot to me, not only because of what it says about the history of my heritage, but also it is a part of my childhood. I can say that it is one of my favorite murals in the neighborhood because I have many memories that are connected to the mural. Like when I would spend the day walking to the market with Grandma and we would pass by the mural, or when I would walk to Starbucks with my friends.

 I am Emily Hernandez, a 15 year old girl that lives in the beautiful community of East Los Angeles. Many people probably are scared of my neighborhood or wouldn't like to live in my neighborhood, but they probably don't know the East L.A that I know. The East L.A that I know is an amazing community with a lot of heritage and history. I have lived in my neighborhood all my life in the same house, so I have a lot of family history in the neighborhood, which just adds to the love I have for it. For example, I have 3 families in just one block of my neighborhood, and I have a house in my neighborhood that has been occupied by two different families in my family. My family also has many friends in the family. Whenever we go out my grandma knows everybody that we pass by, and has stories and a connection to the people.

 Las Fotos Project has been an amazing experience, and it has changed the way I look at my neighborhood. Before Las Fotos Project, I never payed attention to the unique things in my neighborhood, but now after Las Fotos Project, whenever I am in my neighborhood I am constantly thinking what would make a good photo. Luckily with Las Fotos Project, I have been able to document the things in my neighborhood that other people maybe haven't seen. Throughout this whole experience, I have had great mentors that have helped me along the way.

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 Emily Hernández, 15 años Este de Los Ángeles

 “¡Brown Unity!”

 El mural en esta imagen significa mucho para mí, no sólo porque cuenta la historia de mi tradición, sino porque es parte de mi infancia. Puedo decir que es uno de mis murales favoritos del barrio, quizá porque tengo muchos recuerdos conectados al mural. Como cuando pasaba el día caminando al mercado con mi abuela y pasábamos por el mural, o cuando voy a Starbucks con mis amigos.

 Soy Emily Hernández, una chica de 15 años que vive en la hermosa comunidad del este de Los Ángeles. Mucha gente probablemente le tiene miedo a mi barrio o no le gustaría vivir en mi barrio, pero probablemente no conocen el este de Los Ángeles. que yo conozco. El este de Los Ángeles que yo conozco es una comunidad sorprendente con mucha tradición e historia. He vivido en mi vecindario toda mi vida en la misma casa, así que tengo mucha historia familiar en el barrio, lo que añade más amor hacia él. Por ejemplo, tengo 3 familias en sólo una cuadra del barrio y tengo una casa en mi barrio que ha sido ocupada por dos familias diferentes de mi familia. Mi familia también tiene muchos amigos en la familia, a donde vayamos mi abuela conoce a todos los que pasan y tiene historias y conexiones con la gente.

 Las Fotos Project ha sido una experiencia increíble. Ha cambiado la forma en la que veo mi barrio. Antes de Las Fotos Project nunca puse atención en las cosas únicas de mi barrio, pero ahora, después de Las Fotos Project, siempre que estoy en mi barrio pienso en dónde haría una buena foto. Por suerte, con Las Fotos Project he podido documentar las cosas de mi barrio que otras personas quizá no han visto. A través de toda esta experiencia, he tenido excelentes mentores que me han ayudado a lo largo del camino.

[melanatedmedia]

It sickens me to see my people, brown people, argue or debate whose racial struggles are worse. Truthfully we’re all viewed the same by non-melanated beings aka WHITE PEOPLE. The oppressor wants us to stay divided and blinded. While we argue with one another they’re uniting. Think about it…Irish, Polish, German && other non-melanated races were all once immigrants to the US however over time they were allowed to assimilate into mainstream white culture because they looked white. In todays world the majority of Americans dont even see divison amongst whites we just see white but we (brown people) do not view ourselves as such. Why? I’m gonna leave this unanswered so you can reason for yourself but think about it. Why do we bash other races to uplift our own rather than seeing the bigger picture which is there are only 2 classifications of people (when it comes to race, origin, whatever you choose to label it as) which is a melanated or non-melanated being.

WE GOTTA DO BETTER YALL

[melanatedmedia]

Race divides us; Melanin unites us ❤

[melanatedmedia]

Brown Unity

Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of division amongst POC due to the racial issues being highlighted by the media. Do not be fooled. This is not simply a race war we are facing it is an extermination of all POC. However, at this time, only Black Lives are being slain && strategically broadcasted by the media, but truthfully all POC are being killed at an alarming rate. The division is simply an illusion && a means of conquering us easier. Unity is key. Love is the answer (as corny as it may sound), but think about it…there truly is only 2 types of ppl: melanated && non-melanted. That’s it. If all POC learned to love && understand one another we would see that the struggles that POC face are very similar, if not parallel, but yet we all place our own experiences over the other. Rather than weighing misfortunes against one another we should come together && realize we all are in the same group. Brown Lives Matter. All POC matter. Any POC should be viewed as a sibling rather than an enemy. Now I know a small amount of POC are naive && closed minded to the point where they believe their race isn’t comparable to another therefore they spread hate towards other ethnic racial groups or believe the ignorant stereotypes created && perpetuated by whites BUT those ppl are exceptions to POC because they are white-washed. The Native Americans should love && support the African Americans. The Latino Americans should love && support the Asians && the Middle Easterner’s. Why? Because at any point any of these groups could be slain down by a cop or any white person && never see justice. Because we all will never be viewed as equals to non-melanted people. I say this to bring awareness to all POC that any injustice faced by one group of brown skinned people should be viewed as an injustice to ALL POC. We need to stand together. Fight the system as one. Love one another. We are not each others enemy despite what the white man has taught us. Brown Unity is key.

[melanatedmedia]