Tyler Metcalfe is a 19-year-old Journalism student at UGA. Metcalfe shares his experiences as a person of color in America.

Metcalfe mentions how though he has a lot of pride in being black, he recognizes there are discriminations in the work place and in other areas against black people.

He talks about how socially he has been affected by disapproval from mothers of girlfriends because he was black. “You just get looks and stuff in certain situations.”

Metcalfe mentions that though there has been a rise in hate crimes towards minorities in America recently, he does think that America is headed down the right path.

He says that the biggest threat towards black people in America is the war on drugs. “I definitely think the incarnation rates at the height that they are at now are a problem that needs to be addressed.”

“The whole idea behind Black Lives Matter is not to say no one else’s life matter, we are saying that our lives matter, so can you please stop shooting us.”