Assistant Professor American U ❤️💙UPenn Alum ❤️💙 & UDelaware Alum 💙💛. Love, Joy, Peace & Justice. Criminologist. Former Corrections Officer. People Watcher.
Jun 6, 2020 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Yesterday, a Black student asked if we were in a race war. With a sigh but without hesitation, I answered: Well, it must be war. War is armed conflict between two parties. It must be war when we equip ourselves w/ words, knowledge, & strategy to survive - beginning in childhood.
It must be war when bloodshed is expected and not exceptional. It must be war if hostages are taken - whether by ships in 1619 or mass incarceration today.