Outraged by the recent killing of Nia Wilson, actress Anne Hathaway is using her platform to call out racial injustice and White privilege.
The Oscar-winner called the slaying “unspeakable,” offering her condolences while calling on other White folks to acknowledge the fear Black people live in every day.
“The murder of Nia Wilson- may she rest in the power and peace she was denied here- is unspeakable AND MUST NOT be met with silence. She is not a hash tag; she was a black woman and she was murdered in cold blood by a white man.
“White people -including me, including you- must take into the marrow of our privileged bones the truth that ALL black people fear for their lives DAILY in America and have done so for GENERATIONS. People fear for their lives DAILY in America and have done so for GENERATIONS. White people DO NOT have equivalence for this fear of violence.”
Hathaway went on, “Given those givens, we must ask our (white)selves- how “decent” are we really? Not in our intent, but in our actions? In our lack of action? Peace and prayers and JUSTICE for Nia and the Wilson family xx.”
Wilson, 18, was killed while waiting for a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train Sunday night in Oakland, California.
