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What we owe and are owed

Kiese Laymon on Black revision, repayment, and renewal.

Illustration: Carlos Basabe for Vox
Illustration: Carlos Basabe for Vox

Two days after an officer shot Ma’Khia Bryant in the back, and one day after an officer shot Andrew Brown in the back of the head, I asked my friend, Ray Gunn, if he was tired of talking to white folks about Black death. Gunn told me he didn’t understand my question.

I repeated it.
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What we owe and are owed