We first moved to Piedmont nearly 12 years ago, just as the bubble was bursting, and trust me we were freaked out! Along with our beautiful, but somewhat neglected house, we acquired a scary-big mortgage and a sizable project. But this was our dream—to take this house and make it our own.
They are, sometimes, the three worst words in the English language to hear. From the pilot when you’re stuck on the tarmac. From a doctor looking at your test results. From the person you just proposed to.
The entry point into the criminal justice system--and all of its tragic consequences for people of color--is the police stop, the crucial moment when the government and the citizen engage.