“I was standing next to one of the richest men in Virginia while he told a nasty joke about why Black men have such big dicks, as a Black woman served me another glass of prosecco. Gerald’s dad laughed at that joke so hard he started choking. All these rich sons of bitches at my house to celebrate the great Gerald Culpepper announcing that he’s going to give up his judgeship to run for governor. He says it’s because he wants to help people.” Christine’s voice began to quaver. “And all I could think about was that none of these people here gave a damn about my son. My baby. Laying in his grave.
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