“Race is the child of racism, not the father.” As Tahesii Coates describes how the term race has caused severe distinctions amongst groups of individuals, which can go as far as a literal life or death issue. In the book Between the World and Me, Coates writes a letter to his fifteen year old son on how it is to be black in Amerikkka. He does that by intergrading his personal experiences, historical content, and knowledgeable developments. Coates was not too content on the ideal of school, however, attending Howard University allowed him to explore further beyond what his expectations prepared him for. At Howard, he had a classmate, by the name of Prince Jones. Jones’ life was cut extremely short due to the act of a policeman. It just showed
