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Jason tells Ezra, who is now 14
Jason tells Ezra, who is now 14
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Mar 07, 2021
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Jason tells Ezra, who is now 14, not to wear all-black clothing. That way it's harder for him to match a generic description and be stopped by the police. If Ezra is stopped by the police, Jason has prepared him for how to behave. Ezra tells me what he has been taught - "Just be respectful, keep composed". He adds that he knows he will be stopped eventually, "because of the colour of my skin".
Jason thinks Ezra will eventually have to have similar conversations with his son when the time comes. "Unfortunately he will," he tells me.
When I asked Jason what he would like to see change - his answer was simple: "Let me speak first, then judge me. Don't judge me before I speak."
Why should anyone ask for that in 2021?
Jason's sister Frankie, 33, is a receptionist. She spoke to me about the kind of racism she experiences.
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