Something Happened In Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice
Something bad happened in our town the news was on the tV the radio and the internet the grown-ups didn’t think the kids knew about it But the kids in ms garcia’s class heard some older kids talking about it and they had questions
after school emma asked her mother why did the police shoot that man it was a mistake said her mother i feel sad for the man and his family Yes the police thought he had a gun said her father it wasn’t a mistake said her sister Liz the cops shot him because he was Black
emma was confused he is brown not black she said Some Black people have dark brown skin and some have light brown skin emma’s father explained Black usually means african american most of their ancestors were brought here from africa as slaves
