The world is heavy yet there is hope. There is hope in the face of heart-wrenching pain and searing fatigue from playing a game that constantly changes right after you learn the rules. There is hope is because we are a resilient people.
Read MoreJust like most of Black America, I dedicated some time this weekend to watch Ava DuVernay’s limited series on Netflix entitled When They See Us. It took me a minute to actually sit down and watch it. I am going to tell you about how this one amazing piece of work evoked very different reactions in my household and how those reactions are representative of the African American community’s tumultuous relationship with the criminal justice system.
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