Black youth obligated to be intimidating

Brent Hixson
Des Moines, IA

Why is our culture so tied up in image? For a young Black or Latino to walk into a store with hood down and face fully exposed is perceived as weak. Actions must always portray power, in charge and make others around them uncomfortable and then ask the question why are you so suspicious of me, racist?


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