This racialized trauma will keep playing out until we collectively deal with it. If you know a cop, give them a copy of “My Grandmother’s Hands” by @resmaa menakem. And get yourself a copy if you haven’t read it! Here’s a recent interview with the author:
https://onbeing.org/programs/resmaa-menakem-notice-the-rage-notice-the-silence
text reads:
Cops with their guns drawn and surrounding a Black child who is holding a brightly colored water gun: “Careful!! He’s got a WEAPON!!!”
MAGA dude covered in guns: “Phew, thanks for keeping #alllives SAFE!”
