Black father explains why he's 'scared to death' to walk in neighborhood alone
Black father explains why he's 'scared to death' to walk in neighborhood alone

In the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor.a Black author and father shared a moving post about why he’s been afraid to walk alone in his Los Angeles neighborhood.On May 28, Shola Richards, author of “Making Work Work,” shared a lengthy post...in which he described his fear of walking around without his daughters and dog.The father went on to challenge the perception that white privilege doesn’t exist.arguing that the term isn’t mean to dismiss the struggles that white people may have.The father additionally took his white peers to task, challenging them to use their voice...to speak out against police brutality and systemic racism toward the Black community.In reiterating his point, Richards then questioned those who have chosen to remain silent.The father’s post has since gone viral, receiving nearly 500,000 reactions...and over 79,000 comments, many of which were supportive.It was also shared nearly 600,000 times on Facebook