Because I’m balck I’m a threat
Zuanisha Jones, Winchester, VA I’m Zuanisha. I am from NJ currently in Winchester VA and attending Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown VA. I am...
I’m not mad, I’m just exhausted.
Julian Smith, East Orange, NJ. When I hear a story about a black person that posed no threat being killed by a white police officer...
My Skin Color Poses a Threat
Mia Woodard, Dallas, TX Because of my skin color, when I’m out in public I am looked at with disgust and spoken to rudely. Because...
Still a threat to your security
Anonymous, USA. A fellow customer I saw shopping for the 30 minutes I was in the store walked to the front as we were leaving....
White privilege was actual, palpable relief
Xacu Seattle, WA The country we came from views us as bad and wrong. We were conquered, killed, and hated. Laws were made against us,...
I’m outspoken, now I’m a threat!
Izarya Nathan, Miami, FL. Whenever I speak out against wrongs being done I immediately become ostracized and veiwed as a threat to status quo.
I pray for my son everyday
J Hill, Canton, OH. I am the proud mother of three children, two girls and a boy. They are all adults now. Every mother worries...
Angry Black men are so scary
David, Submitted via: NPR’s Talk of the Nation. The potential for violence from an angry black man is so much higher than any other source...
I’m a threat, savvy black man
Eugene Covington III USA In business, building strong relationships is the most important thing. Finding common ground is the first step down the path to...
I don’t worry about my son.
Janet Newcity Chapel Hill, NC My son is the same age as Trayvon. I never am afraid that anyone will see him as a threat....
