I think families with young children - black and white - would probably want to shield them from images of lynchings until they are older and have the emotional and cognitive maturity to deal with it. Particularly with young black children, seeing those images might trigger traumatic nightmares. We talk a lot about…

hurts to watch

Do you know what a ‘social construct’ means? It means that if your black extended family (DNA related or not) is part of your upbringing, attending birthdays, holidays, graduations, babysitting you when mom is out of town, etc., then you are inculcated with a cultural repertoire that is, in part, black. That is what a…