Captioning it "#blacklivesmatter I've been drinking…but that's when the truth comes," Sykes addressed her feelings in a nearly 14-minute video about the nationwide demonstrations against police brutality, following the arrest and death of George Floyd. The four officers who arrested Floyd have been fired, and one has been charged with murder and manslaughter, after the video of Floyd's arrest sparked protests. "I'm tired. …It's been a lot," Sykes said."Here's the thing, I'm tired. I'm exhausted. And I appreciate them, but I'm tired of getting texts from my white friends saying 'thinking of you, I hear you, I love you,' that's great and I appreciate it, …I'm not discounting them at all but …it's kinda empty," Sykes said, adding, "You don't get to just drop that off and then go on about your life and feel good about yourself."She continued: "Here's what it is. There was slavery, the Civil War, the north won the Civil War, and this is your part too. We know all about the racists and the white supremacists who are on the south side, but where's all but where's all the heroes, where's all the people who were on the north side? Who's all the people who won, where y'all?"The comedian and actress said she's fed up with people who talk a big game about racial equality, but do nothing to back it up."To me, …we've done it, we've marched, I'm gonna tell you right now, I ain't marching. I'm not marching I'm not doing it … You can't ask us to fix something where we're the victims. …It's not our problem. …I'm the victim, you are the problem," she said. "I can't see my… proud, black, beautiful, youngRead More – Source
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