I was raised in a flat white community in NJ
I didn’t know anyone was any different than anyone else
Nor di I care
We moved to Atlanta when I was 9 years old
Abruptly race awareness was at the top of my friends thoughts
Still, I had black friends, and things were friendly
Then I moved to New Orleans
Where I’ve had guns and knives pulled on me, and chased by muggers
There was an indelible combinations n in the lethal threats
Age 16-25
Male
Black
Now I’m growing eyes out of the back of my head
With that combination
BTT