'Our protective veil of white privilege has helped keep him safe for now, but that is beginning to fray,' these parents write.
Elissa and Kevin Rogers
Rachel Chapman was surprised with dinner and a dance all thanks to 7-year-old Curtis Rogers. With help from his mother, Curtis put the event together in his own backyard. Rachel is a senior at Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina. Curtis Rogers, son to Elissa and Kevin Rogers of Raleigh, North Carolina, is seen in an undated photo as an infant.
Curtis Rogers, 7, is seen in an undated photo with his father, Kevin Rogers of Raleigh, North Carolina.How long will it be until our son, the kid that is quite literally the poster child for kindness and generosity, suddenly becomes the next scary Black man to cross paths with a white police officer? Our protective veil of white privilege has helped keep him safe for now, but that is beginning to fray as he begins to take his first, fragile steps of independence into the world.
The very notion that our sweet little boy could be the poster child for the next act of police brutality is unthinkable. Yet, the reality is Curtis and George are not all different. Curtis Rogers, 7, is seen in an undated photo with his mother, Elissa Rogers of Raleigh, North Carolina.We have the conversation that although he must be respectful of authority, police authority is different. It is to be respected, but it is not always there to help him. That is a confusing message for child, but a necessary one.
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