The Narcissism of “District Nine”

A few weeks ago, Tananarive went over to our local park to pick up Jason, and there were police there, and the kids were clustered around.  Her heart was in her throat.  She did not think “happy community outreach.”  She thought Trayvon Martin.   Jason is getting to “that age” where young black boys begin to look like threats.  And it is typical for black parents to have to have “the talk” with them.   A talk that very few whites I’ve ever met have any grasp of. To them, the police are basica...