Examples of privileges I have because I’m not black
- I can go jogging (
#AhmaudArbery
). - I can relax in the comfort of my own home (
#BothamJean
and#AtatianaJefferson
). - I can ask for help after being in a car crash (
#JonathanFerrell
and#RenishaMcBride
). - I can have a cellphone (
#StephonClark
). - I can leave a party to get to safety (
#JordanEdwards
). - I can play loud music (
#JordanDavis
). - I can sell CD’s (
#AltonSterling
). - I can sleep (
#AiyanaJones
) 202006031238 - I can walk from the corner store (
#MichaelBrown
). - I can play cops and robbers (
#TamirRice
). 202006022349 - I can go to church (
#Charleston9
). - I can walk home with Skittles (
#TrayvonMartin
). - I can hold a hair brush while leaving my own bachelor party (
#SeanBell
). - I can party on New Years (
#OscarGrant
). - I can get a normal traffic ticket (
#SandraBland
). - I can lawfully carry a weapon (
#PhilandoCastile
). - I can break down on a public road with car problems (
#CoreyJones
). - I can shop at Walmart (
#JohnCrawford
) . - I can have a disabled vehicle (
#TerrenceCrutcher
). - I can read a book in my own car (
#KeithScott
). - I can be a 10yr old walking with my stepfather (
#CliffordGlover
). - I can decorate for a party (
#ClaudeReese
). - I can ask a cop a question (
#RandyEvans
). I can cash a check in peace (#YvonneSmallwood
). I can take out my wallet (#AmadouDiallo
). I can run (#WalterScott
). I can breathe (#EricGarner
). I can live (#FreddieGray). I can ask someone to put a leash on their dog when it is required in the public park we are in (#ChristianCooper
). I CAN BE ARRESTED WITHOUT THE FEAR OF BEING MURDERED.#GeorgeFloyd
.
uid: 202006022328 tags: #politics #society