Black Americans have a problem.
No matter how hard they try, they can’t seem to avoid getting harassed, beaten or killed by the police. They’re constantly being told how to change this fact: respect the law, respect authority, respect themselves, respect each other. They’re being told, in so many words, that the problem is them.
But the truth is, black Americans have been trying to escape conflict for years. They’ve taken notes, worked hard and gained access to some of the best schools and jobs available. They’ve pulled up their pants and tied their ties, become students and professors and everything else America claimed would make them respectable men and women.
They’ve done it assuming it would shield them from harm. Yet every day, they face the reality that this doesn’t seem to be working.
