Thinking back on it, I wonder if these were the experiences other young black men such as Michael Brown or Trayvon Martin went through. My mother and I know how lucky I was to make it out of this situation alive. It could have ended much worse, with a cop feeling threatened by a scared black boy who seemed to be resisting. I am thankful for everyday …show more content…
I have learned to be okay with that, because I know who I am and the people who know me know the type of person I am. Others in my family have experienced similar racial profiling as I have and smother the same rage I feel because letting that rage fuel your actions is what continues the circle. That circle of a black man or woman “getting out of hand” and then others feeling threatened by their actions, which then leads to the ideal that black people are dangerous. That ideal is what has police officers on constant guard, and trigger happy and I refuse to let my people continue to be killed, so I told my story and I hope it gives some wisdom to my