The killing of George Floyd led hundreds of protests around the country and the whole world. From North to South, from East to West, people rallied to condemn racism and police brutality. But does this type of crime only affect African Americans? Here are five reasons why the Latino community should also care about these issues.

1. After African Americans, Latinos are the minority, with the highest number of people shot to death by the police in the United States from 2017 to 2020.
2. Latinos experience discrimination just as much as African Americans do. Four-in-ten Latinos say they have been discriminated for speaking Spanish or have been told to go back to their country.
3. For the first time in history, Latinos are the largest minority with the ability to vote in a presidential election. Their vote could potentially determine who will be in office for the next four years. Even though Latinos were about 12.5 percent of police forces in 2016, a 60 percent increase since 1997, they are still underrepresented in police ranks.
4. Latinos have created groups like EquisLab and United We Dream that are committed to holding the government accountable and transforming fear into finding a voice..

Racism and police brutality does not only affect the African American community. They are social issues that concern every individual in the community. Latinos have been one of the groups that have been most affected by them, and only through education, they will be able to make a change. “Knowledge is power.”