You can keep telling yourself that. Until you walk in my shoes, you can never speak on my experience. If it wasn't so blatant, I wouldn't have mentioned it. When I'm in line and this sort of transaction does not happen with the customer ahead of me, then yeah, its pretty obvious. When you're being a dick about it, the…

This is my personal favorite. I love it when they say "oh, may I see your drivers license"? after I hand them my credit card. My next thought after I chuckle to myself is, "b**ch, do you know I could buy and sell you"? The whole "shopping while black" experience can be exhausting, but I try to find some humor in it.

Thank you for this story. I had no idea the DOC database existed. I went to the database and found my baby brother. I always wondered what happened to him, now I have my answer. Thanks again.

Ummm...what statement? I can afford to shop in a store that routinely profiles black people, while wearing a symbol of oppression, all the while looking like a total idiot? Then yes...his point has been well made.

As a 5'2", 145lb, woman of color I did not feel the least bit intimidated looking at the photos from NYFW. I loved it! It's all about being comfortable in your own skin, and if you're not, do something about it. Life is way to short not enjoy all that fabulosity. Shoot, while you were at NYFW, I was at work. Ain't…