1. As a young journalist, I went to a tennis final on public courts (NAPA) and approached the pale face who won for an interview about her triumph, before I open my mouth homegirl tell me she have no change.

Back then I was clean cut & cared about rules like wearing ID and shit
2. Went to a media appreciation party one year, with my hair growing free, saw a group of seniors; editors, journalists, photogs, passed by to give glad tidings to old colleagues

East Indian chief photog looked at and said if he saw me at night he would probably shoot me.
3. Between both I was running to church, late for a Sunday school class I had to teach, with my headphones in.
I was still balling everyday and fit so I would often run to make up time and distance.
Ran from Independence Sq and made it to CIC when a blue and white pulled up...
4. ...the three passenger officers had their guns drawn and were already hanging on their doors, I didn't hear what they said at first but saw gun and assumed the position.

They left my Bible on the pavement and advised me not to run in town.

Two more vans passed.
5.people crossing the road, clutching purses, taxis stopping and pulling off, shopping in w*** mall (lol) etc

if you don't know who you are and the root of the things you face, you might feel heavy about your own self, right here, in your own home.
6. Spent way too much time convincing an editor that using a photo of a small man who was killed by a NYE stray in EPoS wearing his father's gold was real fucking off

And my experiences not unique, I just know what it have under all the 'equal place'.
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