“It’s infuriating that yesterday, my father had to pull all my younger cousins into a room and tell them to be more careful. He had to explain that in some cases, their brown skin convicts them before an offense is even committed.” Black HistoryRacism In AmericaRacial ProfilingRacism And Culture Book:Echoes of the Struggle Source: Echoes of the Struggle
“I once listened to a woman describe a group of men marching toward her house with sticks lit afire, screaming things like 'git the nigger' and 'kill the nigger bitch.' Those tiki torches weren't about protest. They were about a statement. It said, 'We're still here because we never left.” HateRacism In AmericaKkk Author:Janelle Gray