“My daughter is 8. I’m explaining to her about George Floyd. When my son was 6, i was explaining Trayvon Martin. When i was 12, my mom was explaining Rodney King. When she was 6, her mom was explaining Emmitt Till.
It’s tiring being black in America.”
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.