The Deadly Consequences of Respectability Politics
Tasheta Motley holds her cellphone with a photo of her brother Alvin Motley Jr. displayed. Alvin was killed by a security guard at a Kroger Fuel Center earlier this month after an exchange regarding the volume of his car stereo. (Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50)
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