At 14 #AntwonRose had plans for the future.
College, home ownership, falling in love, providing for his family.
He dreamed so bright from his little candle wick.
Today his family lays him to rest— his light snuffed out by police brutality. Today we mourn. Tomorrow we fight.
@heyammara I grew up in Canada before moving to the US…. In grade 1 I somehow brought my cat to school in my backpack for a show and tell. My teacher sent me home and told me to come back without the cat. I complied.
His name is Jayland Walker.
8 Akron Ohio cops fired 90 bullets at him, hitting him 60 times throughout hie entire body.
The cops pulled him over for a TRAFFIC VIOLATION.
He was 25.
He was a @doordash driver.
HE WAS UNARMED.
HE WAS MURDERED.
#JaylandWalker
The world looks different now. She was great at defying expectation. She managed to grow very old and somehow, not old enough. We’ll miss you, Betty. Now you know the secret.
I think about these two and a half pages from Norm Macdonald’s book constantly. When I reviewed it, I wrote that they would “make for a fine eulogy”—and I swear I didn’t mean anything by it. But they do.