Finding Racism When I’m Not Even Looking: The Reality of Being Black in America

Racism pervades nearly every aspect of Black life in America on scales large and small. In order to address it, we first have to recognize it.

Members of the public take a knee in the Botanic Gardens to mark the first anniversary of George Floyd’s death on May 25, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.

I saw a TikTok video the other day featuring a man ranting about racism in the amusement park fan community. 

My first reaction was, wait, there are grown adults who are a part of an amusement park fanbase? …