Shopping While Black: How A Trip to Walmart Turned Traumatic For Two Black Men

For people of color, even the smallest interactions with law enforcement can cause severe emotional distress - for reasons that sadly are unsurprising.

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To watch someone you love and care about being handcuffed by police, especially as a person of color, is one of the most jarring experiences to witness. 

Take away the obvious fears of police violence and the unjust legal systems of this country that constantly allow for in…