The more I hear about President Trump's covid treatment, the more I think about the late James Brooks, an 80-year-old black man who lived outside Detroit. He left Mississippi for Detroit and built a middle-class life for his family as a company man at Chrysler.
George Floyd and I were both arrested for allegedly spending a counterfeit $20 bill. For George Floyd, a man my age, with two kids, it was a death sentence. For me, it is a story I sometimes tell at parties. That, my friends, is White privilege.
@Gun_Nutt @Alyssa_Milano No, what she knows is how to spot nothing more than a photo opp!
It was a classic TV setup. He teased going to a “special place” at the end of his speech, then walked across the park to the church where someone handed him a bible so he could stand there and have his photo taken!