Should I have spoken up when my teammates used that word? — Man, I was tired. Tired from running up and down soccer fields in Poughkeepsie like a madman, chasing boy after boy, ball after ball. I was 13, and it was my ability to run, paired with unrestrained aggression, that had earned me a spot on the team. But on that…

“The most dangerous thing a person of color can do is forget they’re a a person of color — especially in unfamiliar places” —