You fear viruses, kidnapping, accidents, and other parenting woes. I fear the day my sweet baby boy becomes a Black man.
I fear the world that doesn't value his life. The world that lives in denial, claiming all lives matter to them.
You fear viruses, kidnapping, accidents, and other parenting woes. I fear the day my sweet baby boy becomes a Black man.
I fear the world that doesn't value his life. The world that lives in denial, claiming all lives matter to them.
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