[What Matters] Why Arnesha Bowers Should Be The Topic of Discussion

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While your mind was away worried about simple matters , this young lady was taking her last breath in the hands of cowards. Arnesha Bowers, a 16 year old of Baltimore City, probably didn’t think that one day the young men she called her friends would soon be the reason she is not here on earth in flesh. Bowers was in her junior year at Baltimore City College. That’s where we connect. From what my former English teacher along with her family members spoke of her this young lady was bright and amicable. Why her? Sometimes the sweetest people attract the most toxic people. What did Arnesha do to deserve being sexually assaulted and have her genitals along with her home burned? Absolutely nothing. According to various media sources, Bowers’ “friends” who are not even worthy enough to be named committed these acts regarding an alleged gang initiation. Bowers was in the company of one of the first two suspects earlier that day. She was followed home. That night her home was broken in to and she was sexually assaulted , strangled, and her home was burnt down. Recent headlines spoke of a third and possible fourth suspect, the third who burned her genitals to rid her body of evidence as if assaulting her wasn’t enough. If this story did not make you cringe or bring any emotion out of you then I’d make the assumption that you are sick. Why should we care? Good Question. This could have been you, your sister, or your mother. We scream “Black lives matter,” but do they matter only when white cops brutalize us? Do they matter when we kill our own? Do black women and girls stand a chance in? These are all questions that we should have answered with actions a long time ago. We talk justice for black men all the time, but where is the protection for our black women and girls? I am almost 100 percent sure Arnesha had a bright future ahead and just in the drop of a dime the light dimmed and went out.