Dear White People: Stop Thinking So Much
In memory of too many to list
They thought D’Arreion was an intruder in their apartment building
They thought Ahmad was a robber
They thought 12 year old Tamir’s toy was a gun
They thought Alton’s and Amadou’s wallets were guns
They thought 120 pound massage therapist Elijah wearing a ski mask made him “sketchy”
They thought bird watching Christian was threatening their lives
They thought Amadou was reaching for a gun
They thought Trayvon looked suspicious
They thought Willie’s itch on his chest was him reaching for his gun
They thought Marvin was acting strange
They thought Andre’s keychain was a revolver
They thought Terrence looked like a “bad dude”
They thought Aaron was reaching into his glovebox to grab a gun
They thought Philando’s reaching for his driver’s license and registration was a gun
They thought Eric pulling his hands away deserved a choking
They thought it was ok to make up a car ramming story to justify gunning down Howard grad, Navy enlistee and new father…
