What Are Black Men Afraid Of: Why Do We Run
Growing up as a young Black boy in America in southern Florida, one of the primary rules and principles I was told as a kid is: Don’t talk to strangers. If any stranger approaches you, run for cover or call for help. Growing up, there are a lot of unforeseen dangers and things that you come across where the unknown presents a far more dangerous outcome visual than what you may know. This means you always have to be on guard when you enter into the world because you can’t predict the future. In my community, it has always been...