#AliveWhileBlack and #CrimingWhileWhite Highlight Aggressive Policing & White Supremacy

Fusion

Fusion’s Alicia Menendez sat down with actor and political activist Gbenga Akinnagbe (from HBO’s “The Wire”) and political analyst Zerlina Maxwell to talk about public reactions to the grand jury’s decision. For Maxwell, who holds a law degree, the decision “is stunning. It’s absolutely shocking,” she told Menendez. On social media, many took to Twitter to air their frustrations using #CrimingWhileWhite and #AliveWhileBlack to express personal run-ins with police.