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A text I wrote 5 years ago about being detained by the police has gone viral again. I assure my friends and family seeing this post that this did not happen a second time. The internet is forever.
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The lynching of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia and the murder of Breonna Taylor in Kentucky have awakened some people to the possibilities of violence that US Black people experience at the hands of vigilantes and law enforcement.
My whole point in writing #ifitthedescription was to put the experience in context, to describe what goes through a person's head-a Black man-when they are in that kind of situation and to provide some insight into how people think.
So a text I wrote 3 years ago about being detained by the police has gone viral again. Someone I don't know shared it on Facebook without the original link to the post. Here is is if you are interested. stevelocke.com/blog/i-fit-the… #ifitthedescription /1
For those who are worried, I'm fine. This was three years ago. A lot has happened since then and I'm fortunate that I have access to mental health care and friends and family who love me. #ifitthedescription /2
The internet is forever. A post that haven't thought about in years comes back and it humbles me that people are reaching out to me and telling me that they support me and that they were moved by what I wrote. #ifitthedescription /3
