“Shirley had long felt angry on behalf of her brothers who’d also been harassed by the police since they were young all black men had to learn to handle it, all black men had to be tough and when the police killed or beat someone, they were allowed to investigate themselves, and exonerated the accused.”

“Shirley had long felt angry on behalf of her brothers who’d also been harassed by the police since they were young all black men had to learn to handle it, all black men had to be tough and when the police killed or beat someone, they were allowed to investigate themselves, and exonerated the accused.”

— Bernardine Evaristo