Day 11: A Conversation about Growing Up Black

From the mouth of 10-year-old Maddox, “I want people to know that I am perfectly fine and I am not going to hurt anybody.” What does it mean to grow up in America with black skin? What messages have young people received? What does it feel like to be perceived as black? 

From the New York Times series, A Conversation on Race (5-minute watch)

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/07/opinion/a-conversation-about-growing-up-black.html