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My Mother, Stopped for Driving While Black
Mehari, Milen
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/08/04/my-mother-stopped-for-driving-while-black/Date Written: 2016-08-04 Publisher: CounterPunch Year Published: 2016 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX19893 When the police pulled their guns on my mother, I reached for my phone and told her to be calm and do as they say. My parents and I had just been swarmed by police cars, sirens blaring, as we drove on I-64 through Virginia. Shock and fear consumed my family as we came to a stop and were ordered out of the vehicle at gun point. A third car even showed up to stop traffic. The officers then arrested my mother without any explanation. I felt helpless. Subject Headings |