I made the mistake of driving a Porsche Cayenne. Horrors! A brown woman? I pulled over on the shoulder of a highway to check for my passport which I thought I’d dropped at the airport. Naturally a white cop came along, demanded my registration and driver’s license. Did i do something wrong officer? No reply. I complied as my child cowered with fear. He kept me waiting for 30 minutes desperate to find any infraction on my record, which has consistently been impeccable.

Blatant intimidation. In those moments I hated my country. Why had I even come here decades ago?

I had no idea how much violence had been done to people of color through the years, starting with slavery. The violence continues unabated. Makes me sick. Land of the free.