| I have always put it more simply to those I discuss this with. I can walk into any store in the US and just about everyone assumes I am shopping. If I were black, way too many people would assume I was "casing the joint". I am trusted, given the benefit of the doubt. My black counter-parts in this world do not enjoy that advantage. It is real and it is tragic.
All I see when I look down, something jumpin' on the ground, Scratchin' dirt, cluckin' in the barnyard -
Tell me, could that be you?
John Kay |