I have heard many times on NPR and other media outlets how black parents have to teach their sons how to protect themselves in a world where just because of their skin color they could be suspect. They have to teach their sons that what they wear might make them suspect. They have to teach their sons not to wear hoodies. Or not to put your hands in your pocket if stopped by the police. Just think about that…they have to teach their sons that their skin color can make them suspect, something that no one has control over. Skin color. So yes, jogging can be dangerous if you are black. Just ask the family of Ahmaund Arbery.
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Yes, it's tragic. I have no answers and it is tragic.
And like you, and like jacki, it was ever thus…humans do not change…
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