I thank God for the memories we shared. You touched so many people and I hope you know you’re so loved. Fly high my love. I’ll miss you for a lifetime.
“You have pimples on your face.”
“You're getting fatter.”
“You have a scar here”
“Your acne is bad”
Yes, I saw it in the mirror before leaving home. Now shut up, mind your business and leave me the fuck alone.
Remembering Barbara Dawson. A Black woman who went to the ER saying she couldn't breathe, and minutes later, she collapsed outside the hospital after white staff called police to remove her. She died after repeatedly telling clinicians she was still in distress.