Existing While Black.

"Jo Etta M. Harris was nursing her child in her car before a family outing. Gil Perkins was talking on the phone outside of his home. Kelly Shepard’s boys were shopping for video games. And in each instance, someone saw them as suspicious or a threat and called the police.

"This isn’t new. It happens every day. The experiences of Harris, Perkins, Shepard – and so many others – are reminders that black people don't have the privilege to simply exist in peace.

"These aren’t exaggerated situations, but real-life injustices that black people in the United States and beyond have to deal with. Stories of white people using 911 as their personal concierge hotline against black people have dominated the mainstream news this year.

"These stories are by no means new. And despite the danger these situations put us in, the white people making these calls rarely face repercussions."

[huffpost.com]