Trayvon Martin. Michael Brown. Tamir Rice. If anyone keeps up with current events, they have probably heard of these names and know that their deaths’ of are a result of police brutality, a pressing issue in today’s society where people of color are killed by police without a justified cause. Javon Johnson, an advocate for gender identity and racial issues, wrote his poem, “Cuz He’s Black,” to express the difficulty of the lives of people of color in the United States.
As an African American, Johnson has had experience with racism and knows how difficult it is to deal with, which is evident through his tone of voice. When his nephew hides from a police car, Johnson worries about how today’s society has influenced his nephew because he does
As an African American, Johnson has had experience with racism and knows how difficult it is to deal with, which is evident through his tone of voice. When his nephew hides from a police car, Johnson worries about how today’s society has influenced his nephew because he does