Black Men Deserve to Grow Old
"Black men deserve to grow old..."
It's become a common saying when black men succumb to gun violence or extrajudicial killing by rogue law enforcement.
And yet, sadly, when the city was rocked by the news that First Gentleman Jason Cantrell died of a heart attack at the age of 59, I messaged a friend about his passing and found myself typing in response, "black men deserve to grow old."