An Ode to the Resilience of Ralph Yarl
One year ago Ralph Yarl was shot in the head by an elderly white man after he accidentally rang his doorbell. Ralph survived and coping with the effects everyday.
"As we approach the one-year milestone from that awful event, my life has bloomed in a way that I never could have envisioned.” - Ralph Yarl as told to KSHB 41 News
In this land of long rifle and lynch mobs, where bounty hunts on Black skin go as far back as slave patrols, it is a miracle for Black humans to survive encounters of white fear. White fear has ghostwritten countless obituaries for Black folks. White fear has triggered monsoons of Black tears. White fear has struck up the chorus to songs of wail and disbelief. White fear has implanted generations of Black folks back into the soil prematurely. White fear has doubled as a coroner, undertaker, has been the code blue response when too much Black has disrupted its comfort.
White fear is genocide that masquerades as patriotism, and “stand your ground,” and the Second Amendment.
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