Black Parents Are Avoiding White Suburbs To Keep Their Kids Safe
When news outlets cover the harassment of black children in predominantly white neighborhoods, the narrative inevitably follows a familiar arc. Facts about the child and the circumstance of the harassment are stated before the anchor starts quoting Twitter hot takes surfacing the new hashtagged nickname of whomever called the cops on an innocent child, whether it was #BBQBecky or #PermitPatty. The story fizzles after that. There are no broader discussions of context or community....