The 2020 election that is scheduled to take place in November already has the world whispering concerns.

When Trump was elected in 2016, the world was in disbelief. Immigrants who had been generational nationals of the United States began to fear for their position in society and their life. Hate crimes escalated and a staggeringly high level of racism was noted. Borders were becoming higher and more deadly and there was mass uncertainty – was America ever going to be the land of the free?

Lists of countries being denied visas and citizenship began to rock the world. Tons of students all over the world sat with wasted opportunities and many workers couldn’t return home fearing their visas and work permits wouldn’t be renewed. The period after the 2016 elections was a tough time on the United States – and the rest of the world, too.

Nearing the end of the decade, the last month of 2019 had me questioning whether things will be any better. The citizens of the United States in majority chose a president who has been known to display misogynistic behavior in his previous years as a business man and influential personality. And not-so-surprisingly, a poll in July 2019 revealed that half of the 2020’s voter’s pool thinks that president Trump is racist.

So really – where are we headed? Are we still going to re-elect a white supremacist that degraded a 14-year old climate change activist and thinks she should conform to archaic society’s values, cool down and watch a movie with her friend?

There’s so much to consider during this uncertain time, but one thing that the numbers have proven are that perhaps – just maybe – Trump’s era may be at its end. Post-Trump, the light of the people of color became extremely evident and those with skin dark as ebony and bright as gold are now ready to take a stand.

Many people of color have become vocal about how the politics of the nation have decayed and become limiting. Even notable celebrities and influential people in politics, finance and economics have begun to notice how the country is teetering towards a change – the only problem? What’s the change going to be?

The upcoming months are going to provide the country and political sphere with an idea of what change is being demanded and asked for. The next few months are going to lay down the infrastructure of what politics needs to do to accommodate people who want to be known for more than just their skin and hair and histories as slaves and non affluent farmers.

As excited as I am to vote for change, I’m also terrified – are things going to get any better?