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BY Francis Akhalbey, 10:00am January 16, 2019,

African Americans are not free of racism even in 2019 [Videos]

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by Francis Akhalbey, 10:00am January 16, 2019,
51-year old David Steven Bell was arrested for punching an under 12-year old black girl

Well, as the saying goes, “the more things change, the more things stay the same”. A new year is upon us and with as much optimism and positivity that it brings, there’s always that negative baggage that manages to tag along.

2018 saw us report quite a handful of run-ins and encounters African Americans trying so hard to mind their business had with racist white people and looking at how this year has started with a few incidents, it seems like they still can’t catch a break.

With just about two weeks into January, we have unfortunately seen instances of racially motivated crimes and situations that shouldn’t be happening at all.

Scroll through to take a look at them:

Last Edited by:Nduta Waweru Updated: January 16, 2019

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