Darius Presley
Winter/Spring 2020
This is a tragedy: Ahmaud Arbery, a 26-year-old male, while on a run, was chased down, shot and murdered in broad day light because two white males believed he was dangerous. I, myself, a black man, enjoy going on a run around my neighborhood and even more so now during our pandemic state. I always wear bright red running tights and a purple University of Washington t-shirt so that I’m not suspected of doing anything other than running. But clearly these efforts will do nothing to save me. After a lot of surfing through social media and reading comments between many different people of different backgrounds, I’ve thought a lot about how much white people believe they’re doing their part in eliminating white supremacy in the U.S. but are nervous to teach their children about race for fear that teaching them about race will make them racist. But I believe it to be the opposite effect…
