Traveling in the U.S.

August 4, 2017
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*This piece was published for my other website The Motley News, August 4th, 2017

I think I was about thirteen when I learned that black people can’t go just anywhere in the United States. It was a very quick, subtle lesson that could have easily been missed but I did spot the concern on my mother’s face when she said, “We’re not stopping in Rogers for anything.” She said this in response to my ste...