Re: White America’s Broken Heart

NYT Op Ed By Charles M. Blow

Morning Mr. Blow,

This latest piece of yours really struck a chord with me. It speaks to a pervading shared mindset | dialogue that a lot of my ‘social network’ are unpackaging and deconstructing.

I can relate to your story and find it so real, and so troubling. My husband was incarcerated six months ago in federal prison. He took a plea deal after 15 years of harassment while trying to run a healthcare company in Texas. He is not guilty but he gave up and was coaxed into a deal by the prosecutor. This happened so suddenly and has devastated…

“Some were quick to blame his murder on the fact that he had a gun, despite it being legally registered and obtained and the officer being made aware of it. (As if the second amendment rights you fight for doesn’t grant the same privileges to white people as it does to black.)”