"I didn’t understand the fear black mothers had that their young sons would get hassled, incarcerated or shot dead. At the time, photographs of young black men with dreadlocks were common.
I was treated with suspicion, held for long periods of time, and accused of carrying fake identification. Perhaps it was unfathomable to believe a black youth with dreadlocks could have a name like Officer."
Watch The Skin We're In
https://gem.cbc.ca/media/firsthand/season-2/episode-14/38e815a-00be178daef