Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThis Is Us actor Lonnie Chavis, who plays the younger version of Randall on the drama, has written an essay detailing the racism, intimidation and stress he’s witnessed in his 12 years of life.
The essay appeared in People magazine Wednesday and has since been widely circulated.“My life matters, but does it?” he asked in his essay’s opening. “America paints a very clear picture of how I should view myself.
America shows me that my Blackness is a threat, and I am treated as such. I actually didn’t learn about being Black and what that would mean for me until I was 7 years old.” At that age, Chavis said, his parents started educating him.
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